Ronan Pensec
{{short description|French cyclist}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Ronan Pensec
| image = Ronan PENSEC.jpg
| fullname = Ronan Pensec
| nickname = Pinpin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Douarnenez, France
| height =
| weight =
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Climber
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1 =
| proyears1 = 1985-1986
| proteam1 = Peugeot-Shell-Michelin
| proyears2 = 1987-1989
| proteam2 = Z-Peugeot
| proyears3 = 1990
| proteam3 = Z
| proyears4 = 1991
| proteam4 = Amaya Seguros
| proyears5 = 1992
| proteam5 = R.M.O.
| proyears6 = 1993-1994
| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|NOV|1993}}
| proyears7 = 1995
| proteam7 = Le Groupement
| proyears8 = 1996-1997
| proteam8 = GAN
| majorwins = Étoile de Bessèges 1987
Grand Prix des Rennes 1988
GP Ouest-France 1992
}}
Ronan Pensec (born 10 July 1963) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1985 to 1997.
Racing career
Pensec was born in Douarnenez, Finistère, France. He became professional in 1985 with the Peugeot cycling team. His best performances in the Tour de France were in the first editions he competed in, where he finished sixth in the 1986 edition and seventh in the 1988 Tour de France. Pensec continued his career, still under Roger Legeay's guidance, with the Z team with Greg Lemond as his leader, who later became one of his best friends in the peloton. In the 1990 Tour de France Pensec wore the yellow jersey. While he defended his lead on the Alpe d'Huez, Pensec lost the lead to Italian Claudio Chiappucci in an Individual time trial.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DB173BF930A25754C0A966958260|title=Italian climbs into the lead, LeMond gains|publisher=NY Times|accessdate=2007-10-13 | first=Samuel | last=Abt | date=1990-07-13}} Pensec retired in 1997 after riding the French national championships.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jun97/jun20.html|title=Pensec retiring after French national championships|publisher=cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2007-10-13}}
Charitable efforts
In 1994 he created the cycling event called La Ronan Pensec which is an event that raises money for AIDS research and AIDS fighting organisations.{{cite web |url=http://www.velo101.com/pros/archive/12516|title=Interview de Ronan Pensec|publisher=Velo 101.com |access-date=2007-10-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717192825/http://www.velo101.com/pros/archive/12516 |archive-date=2011-07-17 }} The operation also financially contributed to educate young high school students. Over the years, Ronan Pensec donated €350,000 to various associations.
Media and other work
Pensec is now a television commentator and consultant for France Télévision on major cycling events. He gives the producer tactical advice on which live images he should select. In 2003, he founded his own travel agency.
Major results
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;1985
:1st place overall Étoile des Espoirs
;1986
:Lamballe
:Meymac
:Saint-Martin de Landelles
:Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
::6th place overall classification
;1987
:Lanarvily (Cyclo-cross)
;1988
:Callac
::7th place overall classification
;1989
:Angers
;1990
:Lèves
:Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
::Wearing yellow jersey for two days
;1992
:Brest
:Monmarault
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.ronanpensec.com/ Official site with details of Tour de France touring rides]
- {{cycling Archives|3620}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100716180749/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/4811.html Official Tour de France results for Ronan Pensec]
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