More than 400 quads at the starting line, Picard Romain Cobre believes in victory

It is seen as the weak relationship between the Enduropale du Touquet. The quad race, called the quaduro, is an event in itself that always attracts. 425 pilots are registered for this 2022 edition.

consider it “best race of the year. Triple European champion Romain Cooper, six-time French champion, sets off on Saturday 26 February to claim his seventh victory at the Quaduro de Touquet. Between these Picard and Le Touquet, it is a story that has continued for more than two decades.

At 37, he has experience going with him. But the pilot will face stiff competition: 425 pilots are registered and will take off at the starting line at 2 pm. 2h30 of racing on a 13-kilometre circuit, similar to a motorcycle race.

“The quad was a pretty big craze in the late ’90s/2000s, and it was fashionable”, Eric Poiret, author of Le Touquet, recalls 45 years of Enduro. “But there are fewer and fewer practitioners and this sport is generally less visible than motorcycles.”

In addition, vehicle maintenance is more expensive, and the two-year health crisis has affected amateur drivers.

However, the sport remains attractive, as is the race organized by Enduropale. “There are great riders who have a track record, like Alexandre Giroud who won the Dakar with his fingers in his nose and who came to smash his shoulders with Endurobal for the first time,” The author points out.

Evidence that the Le Touquet test still attracts people. “When you have enduro on your list and you’re a four-wheeler, that speaks volumes,” sums up.