Ronan Pensec
GAN | |
| Major wins | |
|---|---|
| Étoile de Bessèges 1987 Grand Prix des Rennes 1988 GP Ouest-France 1992 |
Ronan Pensec (born 10 July 1963) is a former
road bicycle racer
. He was professional from 1985 to 1997.
Racing career
Pensec was born in
yellow jersey. While he defended his lead on the Alpe d'Huez, Pensec lost the lead to Italian Claudio Chiappucci in an Individual time trial.[1] Pensec retired in 1997 after riding the French national championships.[2]
Charitable efforts
In 1994 he created the cycling event called La Ronan Pensec which is an event that raises money for AIDS research and AIDS fighting organisations.[3] The operation also financially contributed to educate young high school students. Over the years, Ronan Pensec donated €350,000 to various associations.
Media and other work
Pensec is now a television commentator and consultant for France Télévision on major cycling events. He gives the producer tactical advice on which live images he should select. In 2003, he founded his own travel agency.
Major results
- 1985
- 1st place overall Étoile des Espoirs
- 1986
- Lamballe
- Meymac
- Saint-Martin de Landelles
- Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
- Tour de France:
- 6th place overall classification
- 1987
- Lanarvily (Cyclo-cross)
- Étoile de Bessèges
- 1988
- Callac
- Route du Sud
- Grand Prix de Rennes
- Tour de France:
- 7th place overall classification
- 1989
- Angers
- 1990
- Boucles de l'Aulne
- Lèves
- Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
- Tour de France:
- Wearing yellow jerseyfor two days
- Wearing
- 1992
- Brest
- GP Ouest-France
- Monmarault
References
- ^ Abt, Samuel (1990-07-13). "Italian climbs into the lead, LeMond gains". NY Times. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ "Pensec retiring after French national championships". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ "interview de Ronan Pensec". velo 101.com. Archived from Id=12516&Section=General the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
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