Nicolas Portal
Personal information | |
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Full name | Nicolas Portal |
Born | Auch, France | 23 April 1979
Died | 3 March 2020 Andorra la Vella, Andorra | (aged 40)
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2002–2005 | AG2R Prévoyance |
2006–2009 | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears |
2010 | Team Sky |
Managerial team | |
2011–2020 | Team Sky |
Major wins | |
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, 1 stage (2004) |
Nicolas Portal (23 April 1979 – 3 March 2020) was a French
He missed much of the 2009 season because of problems with
He died of a
Professional career
Portal was born on 23 April 1979 in
Career as sports director
Although he could not speak English, Portal was hired by Dave Brailsford as directeur sportif for Team Sky following his retirement as a cyclist, with Brailsford attributing his decision to Portal's "human qualities". For 2013, following the departure of some of Team Sky's leading staff, Portal was promoted to lead sporting director. Under his guidance, Sky riders won six of the next seven editions of the Tour de France, as well as one Vuelta a España and a Giro d'Italia. These victories made Portal one of the most successful sporting directors in the history of cycling.[3] In 2019, after guiding Egan Bernal to victory in the Tour, Portal became the first sporting director to win the race with three different riders since Cyrille Guimard in 1983, having previously won it with Chris Froome four times and Geraint Thomas once.[2]
Death
Portal died suddenly from a
Major results
- 2003
- 6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 2004
- 1st Stage 3 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 9th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 2005
- 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2006
- 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
Source: ProCyclingStats
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | 82 | 72 | 88 | 100 | 57 | 65 |
Vuelta a España | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: ProCyclingStats
References
- ^ Gialanella, Luca (3 March 2020). "Tragedia Portal: è morto a 40 anni per infarto il d.s. di Froome e Bernal". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b Cossins, Peter (4 March 2020). "Obituary: Nicolas Portal, 1979 – 2020". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Ryan, Barry (4 March 2020). "Nicolas Portal – Obituary". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Maloney, Tim (9 June 2004). "Portal opens the door to the Tour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Bank on Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears to ride big in 2006". cyclingnews.com. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Óscar Pereiro defended his jersey until the last metre". cyclingnews.com. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Moore, Richard (20 February 2010). "Portal returns to racing after heart problem". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Nicolas Portal dies of heart attack at 40". cyclingsnews.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Nicolas Portal, Team Ineos sporting director, dies of heart attack". The Guardian. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (5 March 2020). "Team Ineos withdraw from upcoming races". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
- Nicolas Portal at trap-friis.dk
- Official website (in French)