Who is it for?
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Our service is for vulnerable people: older people, people with a disability and isolated people. We work with the places that welcome them every day. Here are the 5 main groups we work with.
Care homes and day care
- Care homes welcome older people who need help every day.
- About 1 resident in 4 can take part in our rides.
- The activity fits into the care plan and the personal project of each resident.
- Our driver works with the lead doctor and the psychomotor therapist of the home.
Independent living homes
- These homes welcome older people who are still active.
- About 1 resident in 2 can take part in cycle therapy.
- The rides build links between neighbours and with the local life.
- They also help to prevent loss of autonomy as early as possible.
Care centres for young people (IME) and disability services
- IME welcome children and young people with a disability.
- Pedalling in a group is empowering and builds self-confidence.
- The bicycle adapts to each rider, whatever their level of mobility.
- Educators can ride along in the bicycle to support the group.
Local authorities
- Towns and local authorities offer our service to their older or vulnerable residents.
- CCAS social services help residents who are alone or in difficulty regain mobility.
- Our bicycle helps them rediscover the neighbourhood and the neighbours.
- The service can also be used as supported transport on request.
Sport-Health Centres
- Sport-Health Centres run adapted physical activity on prescription.
- Our bicycle is a gentle way back into movement and exercise.
- The activity is open to everyone, with no test and no required level.
- It is a concrete tool to rebuild confidence and stay active in everyday life.
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The program adapts to the diversity of medico-social facilities and local authorities, as close as possible to field needs.
care homes · local authorities · Sport-Health Houses · families
You are
Nursing Homes
A tool supporting compassionate care, integrable into the PAP (Personalized Support Plan).
Assisted Living
An innovative activity that energizes community life.
Special Education
Adapted physical activity combined with transport solutions.
Local Authorities
A lever for mobility and social connection for isolated populations, mobilised by towns, CCAS social services and welfare departments.
Sport-Health Centres
An innovative complement to support physical activity recovery on prescription, in a safe setting.
Many advantages
Enhanced appeal
A visible activity that sets your facility apart for families, supervisory authorities and your teams.
Measurable impact
Indicators of well-being, participation and physical activity. Ideal for your CPOM (Multi-Year Objectives and Resources Contract) reports and evaluations.
Available funding
Conférences des financeurs, French pension fund, Agirc-Arrco, CCAS, ARS, CNSA, Departments, Regions.
Quality of work life, working conditions & retention
A motivating tool for your teams that values their work and strengthens the meaning of care.
Three families of stakeholders, three deployment paths
Les Roues Solidaires meets three families of public and medico-social stakeholders, all sharing the same requirement: to offer vulnerable populations an active, safe and measurable mobility programme.
Medico-social facilities
Nursing homes, residential homes (foyers de vie), special education centres (IME, ITEP, ESAT), MAS, FAM, rehabilitation units, geriatric hospitals. A solution integrated into the facility's project, with no logistical burden or capital investment.
→ See the solution for medico-social facilitiesLocal authorities & CCAS
Towns, CCAS, CIAS. A concrete lever to prevent loss of autonomy, articulated with senior, mobility, inclusion, financial accessibility / competitiveness policies.
→ See the solution for local authoritiesSport-Health Houses
A complementary solution to extend your APA pathways to the most vulnerable populations, in articulation with prescribers.
→ See the solution for Sport-Health HousesAn entry point for families & caregivers
Caring for a loved one? Here you'll find the elements to understand the solution and identify a partner facility.
→ Families & caregivers pageA solution integrable to the facility's project
ESMS directors share a difficult equation: improving quality of life for residents, supporting their care teams, meeting regulatory requirements, all within tight budget constraints. Les Roues Solidaires offers a solution that fits this equation, with no capital investment, no logistical burden, and measurable impact.
Three pillars
Inclusion
Our programme is designed for residents that conventional outings often exclude: people with reduced mobility, people with cognitive disorders, multi-disabled populations. The vehicle, the framework and the pace are adapted to these audiences.
Autonomy
The sessions contribute to preventing the loss of autonomy: joint mobilisation, cognitive stimulation, restoring self-esteem. They fit into the support plan or the resident's personalised project.
Safety
Driver-facilitator trained in personal care, adapted equipment, full professional liability insurance, operation on cycle paths. Safety is a prerequisite, not a selling point.
A comprehensive program
Beyond the regular sessions, our solution includes:
- •support for integration into the facility's project
- •training and awareness-raising for in-house referent staff
- •collection of physiological data from your beneficiaries
- •access to the monitoring platform
Your peers say
Our pilot case study in the town of Gennevilliers is currently being produced. Other deployments are under discussion with Korian, DomusVie, Domitys and EMEIS.
Choose your facility's profile
Break isolation, prevent loss of autonomy
Nursing homes remain a constrained environment for their residents. Going out, pedalling, getting fresh air and rediscovering movement are not a given. Yet about 28% of your residents are eligible for a cycle therapy programme: they can derive measurable benefits, in motor, cognitive and psychological terms.
A solution adapted to daily life in a nursing home
- •No logistical burden for your teams: we manage the vehicle, maintenance, driving and supervision.
- •Articulation with your activity programme and your PASA / UHR.
- •Coordination with your coordinating physician and your psychomotor therapist if you have one.
- •Written report per beneficiary, integrable into the care record.
Available funding
Several levers, often combinable, can fund the solution:
- •APA - on prescription, integrable into the support plan.
- •Funders' conferences - autonomy-loss prevention axis.
- •CNSA - calls for projects in medico-social innovation.
- •Private foundations - depending on regional priorities.
Pricing
€175 to €250 excl. tax per session, positioned between mini-group APA (around €20) and premium support (€30–40). Volume discounts available.
A solution tailored to a unique audience
In assisted living or senior services residences, resident profiles are more diverse: preserved autonomy, emerging frailties, early signs of loss of autonomy. About 51% of your residents are eligible for a cycle therapy pathway, in prevention or early support.
Specific benefits in a residential setting
- •Conviviality: the outing creates connection between residents and with the teams.
- •Autonomy: regular practice maintains balance, coordination and confidence in moving around.
- •Social bond: outings leave the facility and reconnect residents with neighbourhood life.
- •Prevention: the programme fits the logic of the heat-wave plans (plans bleus) and prevention projects.
Available funding
- •Funders' conferences - prevention axis.
- •Supplementary pension funds - individual or collective initiatives.
- •The residence's activity and quality-of-life budgets.
Mobility, inclusion and self-esteem
Facilities supporting people with disabilities - children, teenagers or adults - share a common goal: to allow their populations to experience movement, effort and openness to the outside world in a safe setting. Cycle therapy meets this need with a flexible, adaptable and empowering format.
Specific benefits
- •Empowerment: pedalling as a group, contributing to a collective effort, going out with the vehicle are empowering experiences.
- •Coordination & motor skills: the independent pedal system allows fine adaptation to each person's level.
- •Connection with the local area: outings create a positive link between the facility and its surroundings.
- •Co-design of activities: our driver-facilitators co-design the outings with educators and instructors.
Available funding
- •French departments - disability programmes.
- •Regions - inclusion policies.
- •Private foundations (Fondation de France, foundations dedicated to solidarity or disability…).
A solution adapted to the most vulnerable populations
For MAS, FAM and residential homes, the challenge is twofold: offering quality moments to residents, without ever compromising on safety or adaptation to the pathologies present. Our programme has been designed for these populations from the outset.
Specific benefits
- •Advanced ergonomics: adapted seats, individual support, easy access.
- •Reinforced supervision: trained driver-facilitator, with an additional team member when needed.
- •Multi-sensory stimulation: air, movement, sounds, light - particularly valuable for multi-disabled populations.
- •Continuity with the personalised project: sessions are sustained over time, with individual follow-up.
Available funding
- •French departments - disability competence funding.
- •Regional Health Agencies (ARS) - calls for projects in medico-social innovation.
- •Private foundations.
A complement to geriatric rehabilitation pathways
In a follow-up care and rehabilitation unit or a geriatric hospital, cycle therapy can complement standard care (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, APA). It offers an extra-hospital setting that extends rehabilitation in a positive and stimulating environment.
Articulation with your care programme
- •Medical prescription, integration into the therapeutic project.
- •Objective reporting per beneficiary (sensors, wristbands, questionnaires).
- •Possible coordination with rehabilitation specialists and psychomotor therapists.
- •Discharge preparation: the programme can initiate a transition to a nursing home or an equipped return home.
Available funding
- •Regional Health Agencies (ARS) - regional health programme, regional intervention fund (FIR).
- •Regions - health policies.
- •Hospital and private foundations.
Mobility for all!
The inclusive mobility that brings smiles back! Les Roues Solidaires partner with local authorities to roll out concrete solutions that promote active mobility, prevention of loss of autonomy, social connection and the creation of local jobs.
A solution designed to durably address the challenges faced by local authorities
Ageing and isolation
- • Loss of mobility
- • Sedentary lifestyles
- • Social isolation
- • Health prevention
Active mobility and infrastructure
Promoting active mobility is hard when cycling infrastructure is still incomplete or when vulnerable users no longer dare to ride a bike.
OuiCycle helps develop safe, supported and inclusive active mobility, even in areas where infrastructure remains partial.
Segmented services
Mobility, health, autonomy, sport-health, disability and citizenship are often managed in silos, even though their challenges are deeply linked.
Budget pressure
- • Stacking of separate programmes
- • Costs of specialised transport
- • Low resource pooling
- • Lack of cross-service coordination
« Local authorities need solutions that are simple, visible, shareable and immediately operational. »
An inclusive active-mobility platform serving the territory
OuiCycle and Les Roues Solidaires bring several public policies together around a single device: mobility, prevention, inclusion, sport-health, citizenship, local outreach, social connection.
« A single solution that lets multiple departments work together around shared goals. »
— Matthieu Spillmann, co-founder of Les Roues Solidaires
Concrete uses for local authorities
Preventing loss of autonomy
- • Active outings
- • Returning to movement
- • Physical stimulation
- • Maintaining social connection
Sport-Health Hubs (Maisons Sport-Santé)
- • Continuity of adapted physical activity pathways
- • Outdoor activity
- • Safe mobility
- • Getting back in the saddle
Inclusive mobility
- • Supporting vulnerable users
- • Learning to navigate traffic
- • Rebuilding confidence on a bike
- • Accompanied gentle mobility
Civic events
- • Local festivals
- • Community outreach
- • Intergenerational inclusion
- • Positive visibility for the town
A programme that is simple to set up
Local authorities know that an innovative project demands time, coordination and human resources. Les Roues Solidaires offer a turnkey approach that lets you quickly test the service on your territory.
Operational deployment
From 20 field half-days
Each intervention can include:
- • OuiCycle vehicle
- • Trained driver / facilitator
- • Beneficiary support
- • On-the-ground organisation
- • Project coordination
- • Impact reporting
- • Promotion of the authority's action
Territorial coordination included
1 half-day of coordination and reporting for every 5 field half-days
This mission can include:
- • Cross-service coordination
- • Preparing the actions
- • Pilot follow-up
- • Reporting
- • Sharing of results
- • Preparing reports for funders
- • Institutional valorisation
« We help local authorities turn a political ambition into a concrete, immediately operational solution. »
A collective dynamic at the service of the territory
Les Roues Solidaires also foster local cooperation between authorities, associations, facilities and territorial actors.
Why is it strategic?
Local authorities often have:
- • A committed network of associations
- • Volunteers
- • Local grassroots actors
- • Strong civic networks
…but sometimes lack concrete tools to create visible, unifying actions.
Les Roues Solidaires can enable
- • Inter-association actions
- • Civic events
- • Inclusive outings
- • Local community animation
- • Intergenerational operations
- • Visible, federating territorial events
A shareable resource
The authority can occasionally make the service available to local partner associations, supporting actions of general interest with strong territorial visibility.
Local employment
The service also creates local jobs with high social value:
- • Driver-companions
- • Mobility facilitation
- • Territorial coordination
- • Beneficiary support
- • Local pilot management
« A local, human and non-relocatable solution serving social connection in the neighbourhood. »
A public policy is stronger when it can be demonstrated
Local authorities today must justify, measure and showcase the impact of the actions they fund. Les Roues Solidaires include monitoring and reporting tools to support the evaluation of pilots.
Impact on beneficiaries
- • Participation
- • Physical activity
- • Restored mobility
- • Satisfaction
Social impact
- • Social connection
- • Civic participation
- • Intergenerational inclusion
Territorial impact
- • Cross-service cooperation
- • Mobilising local associations
- • Local outreach
- • Territorial visibility
Economic impact
- • Pooled uses
- • Reduction of certain operating costs
- • Creation of local jobs
Start simply, with a pilot
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Meet
A first conversation to understand your challenges, your communities and the policies you already run.
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Demonstrate
A real demonstration of the OuiCycle on your territory, open to elected officials, services and residents.
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Pilot
A test phase over a few half-days to validate the format and the target audiences.
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Measure impact
Quantitative and qualitative reporting to elected officials, services and funders.
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Territorial roll-out
Progressive scaling at the level of the town, the intercommunal authority or the department.
« A progressive approach, aligned with the realities and timelines of local authorities. »
Les Roues Solidaires, a territorial enabler
Beyond a vehicle, we help local authorities to:
- Break down silos between public policies
- Create visible actions
- Mobilise their local network of associations
- Foster active mobility
- Strengthen social connection
- Run quick pilots
- Measure the real impact of the actions delivered
Extending your APA pathways to the most vulnerable audiences
Sport-Health Centres design adapted-physical-activity pathways for people with chronic conditions or in vulnerable situations. Many of them struggle to find their place in standard sessions. Cycle therapy offers a gateway to active, safe and supervised mobility for the most vulnerable audiences.
For which audiences?
- •People living with Parkinson's disease.
- •People with Alzheimer's disease or related cognitive disorders.
- •People living with multiple sclerosis.
- •People with hemiplegia following a stroke.
- •People with functional disorders limiting standard sports practice.
Articulation with prescription
Sessions take place within a medical prescription for adapted physical activity, ideally issued by a psychomotor therapist or specialist physician. Our driver-facilitator works closely with the APA instructor of the Sport-Health Centre.
Co-build a pathway
The format can be organised as short cycles (8 to 12 sessions) or as a long pathway (50 sessions per beneficiary), depending on the therapeutic goals. The reporting is designed to be integrated into your patient record.
Supporting a vulnerable loved one?
Are you a relative or caregiver wanting to discover the Les Roues Solidaires programme? Our service isn't directly available to individuals: it is delivered within medico-social facilities, CCAS or Sport-Health Centres. But you have a key role in raising the demand wherever your loved one is being cared for.
How do I know if my loved one is eligible?
The programme is designed for vulnerable audiences who don't fit into standard mobility activities. Specifically, your loved one may benefit if they are in one of the following situations:
- •An elderly person, vulnerable, with early or established loss of autonomy.
- •A person living with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease or a related cognitive disorder.
- •A person living with multiple sclerosis.
- •A person with hemiplegia, following a stroke.
- •A person with motor disability or polyhandicap.
Final eligibility is validated by the coordinating physician or psychomotor therapist of the host facility. A few contraindications exist (severe unstabilised cardiac conditions, for example); they are checked before the first session.
How does an outing unfold?
A session lasts between one hour and one and a half hours. It begins with a preparation phase (equipment checks, boarding, support points), continues with a route co-built with the team (park, market, place of memory, riverside) and ends with a return to the facility, where the driver-facilitator debriefs the care team on the key moments.
Three beneficiaries per outing, plus one caregiver if you wish to come along. The usual rhythm is one to two outings per week depending on the facility.
The place of caregivers
You can join the outings, with a maximum of one caregiver per session. For many relatives, it's a precious moment: a shared parenthesis, outside the usual medical setting, where you rediscover a little of the person you once knew. The driver-facilitator remains responsible for the supervision; you're there to share the moment, not to manage the outing.
How much does it cost families?
In the vast majority of cases, you don't have to pay directly. The session is funded by the host facility and its public schemes (APA, Funders' Conferences, etc.). If a contribution is requested, its amount is set by the facility and remains far below the real cost of the service.
How to benefit from it?
If the facility, CCAS or Sport-Health Centre caring for your loved one isn't yet a partner, you can talk about it with the management or the coordinating physician. We provide a simple briefing sheet to share, presenting the programme and how it is rolled out.
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