Nicolas Portal
French road bicycle racer (1979–2020)
Nicolas Portal (23 April 1979 – 3 March 2020) was a French directeur sportif (sporting director) and professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Auch. He won a stage at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 2004. He suffered from cardiac arrhythmia during the 2009 season. He retired in 2010. As a directeur sportif for Team Sky, he helped guide Chris Froome to four Tour de France titles.
On 3 March 2020, Portal died due to either cardiac arrest or a heart attack at his home in Andorra. He was 40.[1]
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