Éric Berthou Biography
Éric Berthou (born 23 January 1980) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who currently manages amateur team Ty Raleigh. His sporting career began with BIC 2000.
Career
Born in Brest, Brittany, Berthou started his career with Barloworld in 2003 before joining the French R.A.G.T. *ces–MG Rover team the following season, where he won a stage of Paris–Corrèze in 2004. When R.A.G.T. *ces closed at the end of 2005, Berthou joined the Spanish ProTour squad Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears.
In the spring of 2012, Berthou was in a solo breakaway in the Tro Bro Leon and observers thought he was in a good position to win until he faltered with fatigue during the last 10 kilometers, allowing Canadian Ryan Roth (SpiderTech–C10) to take the victory. Berthou finished 12th in that race, with the main chase group, 37 seconds behind the winner.
Berthou retired at the end of the 2013 season, after eleven years as a professional, and joined the management team at his final professional outfit Team Raleigh.
Major results
20021st Ronde du Pays Basque20041st Stage 3 Paris–Corrèze20121st Val d'Ille Cl*ic1st Stage 2 Tour de Bretagne20133rd Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Cl*ic10th Grand Prix de la Ville de LillersReferences
External links
- Éric Berthou at ProCyclingStats
- Cyclingbase Palmarès (in French)
- Éric Berthou at trap-friis.dk
