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

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
Giro d'Italia — — DNF
Tour de France 51 — 55
Vuelta a España — — —

References
  1. 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" (in French). Lequipe.fr. 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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