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Walter Bénéteau
Walter Bénéteau (28 July 1972 – 10 December 2022)[5] was a French professional cyclist.[4] He raced in every Tour de France from 2000 until 2006.[6][7] CareerStage 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 Bouygues Télécom.[16][17] DeathBénéteau 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][5] Major resultsSources:[2]
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