Nicolas Portal

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.