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.
He won one stage in the 1984 Tour de France 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.
In 2012 he admitted to doping during his career.Cyclisme : « Je me suis dopé et je ne regrette rien. Ne les jugez pas ! » rue89.nouvelobs.com 18 July 2012
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.
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 France51—55 Vuelta a España———
References
External links
Official Tour de France results for Pierre-Henri Menthéour