A Novel Longitudinal Multi-Modal Biosignals Dataset from a Para-Handcycling ride across Saudi Arabia

This work follows a five-month training period culminating in the first hand-bike ride across Saudi Arabia ever. The subject undertook a 30-day journey from east to west, cycling over 3000 km between December 10, 2023, and January 17, 2024. He began in Dammam and concluded at the KAUST campus, passing through major cities and regions including Riyadh, Buraydah (Qassim), Hail, AlUla, Red Sea Global, Al-Madinah, Makkah, Jeddah, and finally KAUST. For the study, the participant employed the CrossWind XE handbike by Maddiline Cycle Snc 3 and the HP Scorpion FS 26Enduro trike 4. More specifically, this is a tadpole trike, which is part of a much larger class of human-powered vehicles called recumbents.Furthermore, the individual employs functional electrical stimulation (FES). FES reproduces the physiological movements of the muscle groups involved, enabling limb movement even with reduced or absent neural connectivity. Specifically, he used the portable VIK8 solution with the Adaptive Functional Electrical Stimulation Kinesitherapy technology (AFESK), developed by VIKTOR S.r.l., an innovative MedTech SME that develops devices and methods with applications in neurorehabilitation and sports training. VIK8 can reproduce, support, and maximize every complex cyclical movement, such as cycling with a bicycle, hand bike, or trike.Finally, data was sent daily to the Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Research Innovation Institute (VBRRII), in order to monitor in real time the patient’s state.