Only once there has been a stage finish of the Tour de France in Rodez where Pierre-Henri Menthéour won a three-man sprint in 1984 and one of the nine stage victories of his Renault-Gitane team that also claimed the overall title with Laurent Fignon. 31 year ago, the finale was in the town centre near the Notre-Dame de Rodez cathedral while today it's in the district of Bourran at top of the hilly avenue de Saint-Pierre. Turned a TV reporter, Menthéour later filmed the Tour de France for Eurosport. He remained an award-winning journalist for his report for France Televisions in Afghanistan in 2008. He died from cancer last year on the eve of Paris-Roubaix at the age of 53. To honor his memory, his son Paul-Mickaël resumed racing. He finished third in a local Breton race last night, the Ronde du Viaduc in Morlaix.
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July 17
th
2015
- 15:09
Remember Pierre-Henri Menthéour
