Walter Bénéteau Explained

Walter Bénéteau
Birth Date:28 July 1972[1]
Birth Place:Les Essarts, Vendée, France[2]
Death Date:[3]
Death Place:Bali, Indonesia
Height:1.75 m
Weight:67 kg
Currentteam:[4]
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Amateuryears1:1991–1999
Amateurteam1:Vendée U
Proyears1:1995
Proteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears2:2000–2006

Walter Bénéteau (28 July 1972 – 10 December 2022)[5] was a French professional cyclist. He raced in every Tour de France from 2000 until 2006.[6] [7]

Career

Stage 1 of the 2006 Tour de France started with a seven-man break-away with Bénéteau being the last man caught with 7km to go after spending 177km out in front.[8] During Stage 6 Bénéteau was hit in the face by Spaniard David de la Fuente causing his glasses and helmet to go flying.[9] Then in Stage 9 Bénéteau was part of an initial 3-man break-away, caught with only 10km to the finish line.[10] During this stage he won all three intermediate sprint points, moving him to 23rd in the Points classification.[11] Bénéteau's final Grand Tour was the 2006 Vuelta a España; he finished first in the main peloton bunch sprint in stage 11, 15 minutes down on winner Egoi Martínez.[12] [13] He finished 83rd overall in his final Grand Tour.[14] [15] Bénéteau announced he would retire after his contract ended with .[16] [17]

Death

Bénéteau died on 10 December 2022 in a hotel room in Bali, Indonesia. The circumstances of his death have not yet been released by local authorities.[18]

Major results

Sources:

1996
  • 3rd Tro-Bro Léon
    1997
  • 1st Tour du Finistère
    1999
  • 7th Tour du Doubs
    2000
  • 1st Châteauroux Classic
  • 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
  • 3rd GP Ouest-France
  • 3rd Trophée des Grimpeurs
  • 10th Tour de Berne
    2001
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    2002
  • 2nd Tour de Vendée
  • 2nd Tro-Bro Léon
  • 8th Trophée des Grimpeurs
    2003
  • 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
  • 3rd La Poly Normande
  • 8th Overall Tour du Limousin
  • 8th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
  • 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
  • 9th Tour de Vendée
    2004
  • 9th Road race, National Road Championships
    2005
  • 3rd Bordeaux-Caudéran
    2006
  • 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
  • 4th Trophée des Grimpeurs

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Sources:

    Grand Tour2000200120022003200420052006
    Giro d'Italia—————105—
    Tour de France71421175910268109
    Vuelta a España——————83
    Legend
    —Did not compete

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Walter Beneteau - Player Profile - Cycling . Eurosport . 29 September 2022 . en.
    2. Web site: Walter Bénéteau . www.procyclingstats.com . 29 September 2022.
    3. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/les-herbiers-85500/les-herbiers-walter-beneteau-un-cycliste-au-grand-coeur-s-en-est-alle-dce68e30-7a1e-11ed-9d26-38de0bd0b7b4 Les Herbiers. Walter Bénéteau, un cycliste au grand cœur s'en est allé
    4. Web site: Walter BENETEAU . UCI . 29 September 2022 . en.
    5. Web site: L'ancien coureur professionnel Walter Beneteau est mort. 11 December 2022.
    6. Web site: L'Ancien coureur professionnel Walter Bénéteau est mort .
    7. Web site: Grand tour starts Walter Bénéteau . www.procyclingstats.com . 29 September 2022.
    8. Web site: Stage 1 wrap-up . cyclingnews.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 3 July 2006.
    9. Web site: Fisticuffs over mountain points? . cyclingnews.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 7 July 2006.
    10. Web site: Tour de France 2006: Stage 9 Results . cyclingnews.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 20 July 2006.
    11. Web site: Tour de France 2006 Stage 9 results . www.procyclingstats.com . 29 September 2022.
    12. Web site: Vuelta a España 2006 Stage 11 results . www.procyclingstats.com . 29 September 2022.
    13. Web site: 61st Vuelta a España 2006: Stage 11 Results . cyclingnews.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 6 September 2006.
    14. Web site: 61st Vuelta a España 2006: Stage 21 Results . cyclingnews.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 17 September 2006.
    15. Web site: Vuelta a España 2006 Stage 21 results . www.procyclingstats.com . 29 September 2022.
    16. Web site: Prell . Monika . Bénéteau ends career . cyclingnews.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 8 January 2007.
    17. Web site: Saturday's EuroFile: Bénéteau calls it quits; Dessel, Gerrans for Tour Down Under . VeloNews.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 30 November 2006.
    18. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/les-herbiers-85500/les-herbiers-walter-beneteau-un-cycliste-au-grand-coeur-s-en-est-alle-dce68e30-7a1e-11ed-9d26-38de0bd0b7b4 Les Herbiers. Walter Bénéteau, un cycliste au grand cœur s'en est allé

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