Pierre-Henri Menthéour was a French professional road racing cyclist, born in Algiers on 9 May 1960 and dead of cancer on 12 April 2014. His brother Erwann was also a racing cyclist. He won one stage of the 1984 Tour de France and, with Renault-Elf-Gitane, the team classification of that race, which his teammate Laurent Fignon won; the Tour record also lists him 51st overall in 1982 and 55th in 1984. He retired in 1986 but returned at 36 to try to break the French Hour record, and in 2012 he admitted to doping during his career. He later worked as a journalist and television cameraman, including for Eurosport at the Tour, and won an award for a 2008 documentary on Afghanistan.
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Pierre-Henri Menthéour (9 May 1960 – 12 April 2014) was a French professional road bicycle racer.
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Date of birth: 09-05-1960
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His brother Erwann was also a racing cyclist.
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Pierre-Henri Menthéour (9 May 1960-12 April 2014) was a French professional road bicycle racer.
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Pierre-Henri Menthéour (9 May 1960-12 April 2014) was a French professional road bicycle racer.
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He won one stage in the 1984 Tour de France as well as the final Team Classification with Renault-Elf-Gitane.
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