Gérard Porte
Gérard Porte (* December 1950) is a French doctor who was active for over 30 years as the chief physician of the Tour de France and other major French cycling races such as the Critérium International , the Tour de l'Avenir and Paris – Nice and is therefore internationally known attained.
Life
Born and raised near Reims in French Champagne , Gérard Porte began studying medicine in Paris after graduating from high school. In 1971 Porte, who rode a bike in his youth, applied as a nurse for the 58th edition of the Tour de France . He initially worked for four years as a paramedic and then for six years as an assistant doctor in the Tour de France's medical staff, which includes around 30 people.
On his eleventh tour in 1981, Porte first worked as chief physician for the Tour of France and held this position at all events up to and including 2010. Increasingly, he was also appointed to manage the medical staff at other French cycling races, including many of the Tour de l'Avenir, the Critérium International, the Paris-Nice tour and the Paris-Tours one-day race . Porte spent around 80 days a year at racing events - mostly on behalf of the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) - and also worked at a sports clinic in Paris. As part of his work, he was also present in the fatal falls of racing cyclists Fabio Casartelli and Andrei Kiwiljow during the Tour de France in 1995 and Paris – Nice in 2003, respectively.
In 2009, Portes civil merits were awarded the Knighthood of the Legion of Honor ( Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur ).
After the termination of the contract between the ASO and the medical service provider Mutuaide in 2010, the race organizer ended the employment of Portes and his team of doctors. According to the French press agency AFP , the doctor accused the ASO and Mutuaide of breach of contract, as the open-ended agreement with Porte regarding employment as a senior doctor had not been adequately dissolved.
In June 2011, Porte published an autobiographical review of his time as chief physician of the Tour de France under the title Médecin du tour .
literature
- Gérard Porte: Médecin du tour . Albin Michel, 2011, ISBN 978-2226217875 . (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Le Parisien : Tour de France: Gérard Porte, "médecin de guerre" on the routes de France. July 13, 2010, accessed August 26, 2011 (French).
- ^ The Guardian : Backstage: Gérard Porte. Chief doctor treating the injury-plagued Tour de France. (No longer available online.) July 21, 2003, archived from the original on July 23, 2009 ; accessed on August 26, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chris Henry ( Road Bike Action ): Gerard Porte (interview). (No longer available online.) July 22, 2009, archived from the original on July 23, 2009 ; accessed on August 26, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Conal Andrews: Tour de France race doctor Porte takes legal action against ASO over breach of contract. October 12, 2010, accessed August 26, 2011 .
- ↑ Erwan pastol: Gérard Porte passe son tour. June 25, 2011, accessed August 26, 2011 (French).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Porte, Gerard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French physician, former chief physician of the Tour de France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1950 |