Walter Bénéteau
French cyclist (1972–2022)
Walter Bénéteau in 2006
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Personal information | |
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Born |
(
1972-07-28
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28 July 1972
[1]
Les Essarts, Vendée , France [2] |
Died |
10 December 2022
(2022-12-10)
(aged
50)
[3]
Bali , Indonesia |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) [2] |
Team information | |
Current team | [4] |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Amateur team | |
1991–1999 | Vendée U |
Professional teams | |
1995 | Castorama (stagiaire) |
2000–2006 | Bonjour |
Walter Bénéteau (28 July 1972 – 10 December 2022) [5] was a French professional cyclist . [4] He raced in every Tour de France from 2000 until 2006. [6] [7]
Career
Stage 1 of the 2006 Tour de France started with a seven-man break-away with Bénéteau being the last man caught with 7km to go after spending 177km out in front. [8] During Stage 6 Bénéteau was hit in the face by Spaniard David de la Fuente causing his glasses and helmet to go flying. [9] Then in Stage 9 Bénéteau was part of an initial 3-man break-away, caught with only 10km to the finish line. [10] During this stage he won all three intermediate sprint points, moving him to 23rd in the Points classification . [11] Bénéteau's final Grand Tour was the 2006 Vuelta a España ; he finished first in the main peloton bunch sprint in stage 11, 15 minutes down on winner Egoi Martínez . [12] [13] He finished 83rd overall in his final Grand Tour. [14] [15] Bénéteau announced he would retire after his contract ended with Bouygues Télécom . [16] [17]
Death
Bénéteau died on 10 December 2022 in a hotel room in Bali , Indonesia. The circumstances of his death have not yet been released by local authorities. [18] [5]
Major results
Sources: [2]
- 1996
- 3rd Tro-Bro Léon
- 1997
- 1st Tour du Finistère
- 1999
- 7th Tour du Doubs
- 2000
- 1st Châteauroux Classic
- 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
- 3rd GP Ouest-France
- 3rd Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 10th Tour de Berne
- 2001
- 2nd Road race , National Road Championships
- 2002
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 2nd Tro-Bro Léon
- 8th Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2003
- 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
- 3rd La Poly Normande
- 8th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 8th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 9th Tour de Vendée
- 2004
- 9th Road race , National Road Championships
- 2005
- 3rd Bordeaux-Caudéran
- 2006
- 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 4th Trophée des Grimpeurs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Sources: [7]
Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — |
Tour de France | 71 | 42 | 117 | 59 | 102 | 68 | 109 |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 |
— | Did not compete |
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References
- ↑ "Walter Beneteau - Player Profile - Cycling" . Eurosport . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Walter Bénéteau" . www.procyclingstats.com . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ Les Herbiers. Walter Bénéteau, un cycliste au grand cœur s'en est allé (in French)
- 1 2 "Walter BENETEAU" . UCI . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- 1 2 "L'ancien coureur professionnel Walter Beneteau est mort" . 11 December 2022.
- ↑ "L'Ancien coureur professionnel Walter Bénéteau est mort" .
- 1 2 "Grand tour starts Walter Bénéteau" . www.procyclingstats.com . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "Stage 1 wrap-up" . cyclingnews.com . 3 July 2006 . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "Fisticuffs over mountain points?" . cyclingnews.com . 7 July 2006 . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "Tour de France 2006: Stage 9 Results" . cyclingnews.com . 20 July 2006 . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "Tour de France 2006 Stage 9 results" . www.procyclingstats.com . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "Vuelta a España 2006 Stage 11 results" . www.procyclingstats.com . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "61st Vuelta a España 2006: Stage 11 Results" . cyclingnews.com . 6 September 2006 . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "61st Vuelta a España 2006: Stage 21 Results" . cyclingnews.com . 17 September 2006 . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "Vuelta a España 2006 Stage 21 results" . www.procyclingstats.com . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ Prell, Monika (8 January 2007). "Bénéteau ends career" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ "Saturday's EuroFile: Bénéteau calls it quits; Dessel, Gerrans for Tour Down Under" . VeloNews.com . 30 November 2006 . Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
- ↑ Les Herbiers. Walter Bénéteau, un cycliste au grand cœur s'en est allé (in French)
External links
- Walter Bénéteau at UCI
- Walter Bénéteau at Cycling Archives
- Walter Bénéteau at ProCyclingStats
- Walter Bénéteau at Cycling Quotient
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