Pierre-Henri Menthéour

Pierre-Henri Menthéour (9 May 1960 – 12 April 2014) was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Pierre-Henri Menthéour
Personal information
Full namePierre-Henri Menthéour
Born(1960-05-09)9 May 1960
Algiers, French Algeria
(now Algeria)
Died12 April 2014(2014-04-12) (aged 53)
Brest, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1981Miko–Mercier
1982–1983Coop–Mercier
1984Renault–Elf–Gitane
1985La Redoute
1986Miko–Carlos–Février–Tönissteiner
Major wins
1 stage 1984 Tour de France

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

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On 12 April 2014 Pierre-Henri Menthéour died of cancer.

Career achievements

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Major results

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1984
Concarneau
Tour de France:
Winner stage 13
1992
Tour du Finistère

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1982 1983 1984
  Giro d'Italia DNF
  Tour de France 51 55
  Vuelta a España

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cossins, Peter (22 July 2014). "Renault: The best Tour de France team ever?". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Décès de Pierre-Henri Mentheour – Disparition". L'Equipe (in French). 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  3. ^ Cyclisme : « Je me suis dopé et je ne regrette rien. Ne les jugez pas ! » rue89.nouvelobs.com 18 July 2012
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