Nicolas Portal

Nicolas Portal
	Portal at the 2011 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Portal
Born	23 April 1979; Auch, France
Died	3 March 2020 (aged 40); Andorra la Vella, Andorra
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 directeur sportif and professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Auch, France.

He missed much of the 2009 season because of problems with cardiac arrhythmia and retired as a professional cyclist following the 2010 season. He stayed with his final professional team, Team Sky, as a manager from the 2011 season. Following the retirement of Sean Yates, Portal was appointed lead directeur sportif of Team Sky for 2013.

He died of a heart attack on 3 March 2020, aged 40.^[1]

^ 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.

[1] 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.

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