RIP Pierre-Henri Mentheour

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited April 2014 in Pro race
Dead at 53 - On Renault with Fignon back in the day. Cancer as well I believe.

http://www.ouest-france.fr/node/2159240
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Mentheour held the French hour-record for a while and won a TdF stage in 1984. He almost won one earlier, in 1982 – leading a two-man sprint against Pascal Simon 200 m before the line, his right foot slipped off the pedal when the toeclip snapped.

    He later worked in television and in 2008 got an award for his documentary about the war in Afghanistan. Here in 3 parts: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4sl20_envoye-special-une-guerre-au-nom-de_news

    And he was a philosopher amongst riders, being a big fan of Albert Camus.
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    Thanks for this - I saw someone tweet his death (JV?) but didn't know who he was. Sounds like an interesting guy who I am sure will be missed.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,137
    They talked about him a little in the pre-race Paris Roubaix programme on Eurosport as he worked for them and he'd ridden with LeMond
    Twitter: @RichN95