Pierre-Henri Menthéour
French cyclist (1960–2014)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Pierre-Henri Menthéour |
Born |
(
1960-05-09
)
9 May 1960
Algiers , French Algeria (now Algeria ) |
Died |
12 April 2014
(2014-04-12)
(aged
53)
Brest, France |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1981 | Miko–Mercier |
1982–1983 | Coop–Mercier |
1984 | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
1985 | La Redoute |
1986 | Miko–Carlos–Février–Tönissteiner |
Major wins | |
1 stage 1984 Tour de France | |
Pierre-Henri Menthéour (9 May 1960 – 12 April 2014) was a French professional road bicycle racer .
Menthéour was born in Algiers . His brother Erwann was also a racing cyclist. [1]
He won one stage in the 1984 Tour de France [2] as well as the final Team Classification with Renault–Elf–Gitane . His teammate Laurent Fignon won that Tour. He retired in 1986, but returned to competition at the age 36 in order to attempt to break the Hour record of France . [1]
In 2012 he admitted to doping during his career. [3]
He went on to enjoy success as a journalist and TV cameraman, working on Eurosport 's Tour de France coverage but also working in other areas, and won an award for a 2008 documentary on Afghanistan which he made for the French TV series Envoyé spécial . [1]
Death
On 12 April 2014 Pierre-Henri Menthéour died of cancer.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1984
- Concarneau
-
Tour de France
:
- Winner stage 13
- 1992
- Tour du Finistère
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
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— | — | DNF |
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51 | — | 55 |
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References
- 1 2 3 Cossins, Peter (22 July 2014). "Renault: The best Tour de France team ever?" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 28 March 2016 .
- ↑ "Décès de Pierre-Henri Mentheour – Disparition" . L'Equipe (in French). 2013-08-21 . Retrieved 2014-04-13 .
- ↑ Cyclisme : « Je me suis dopé et je ne regrette rien. Ne les jugez pas ! » rue89.nouvelobs.com 18 July 2012
External links
- Pierre-Henri Menthéour at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Pierre-Henri Menthéour
International | |
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National |
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