caption fullname manageyears updated proteam manageteam birth_place weight majorwins height discipline birth_date proyears role image article_title name currentteam
portal at the 2011 giro d'italia nicolas portal 2011 -- 31 march 2013 alm 2002 gce 2006 sky 2010 sky 2011 auch , france 70 kg lb on critérium -rrb- du dauphiné libéré , 1 stage -lrb- 2004 1.84 0 road 23 april 1979 2002 -- 2005 2006 -- 2009 2010 rider nicolas portal giro 2011.jpg nicolas portal
 nicolas portal retired
nicolas portal

nicolas portal -lrb- born april 23 , 1979 in auch -rrb- is a french directeur sportif and former professional road bicycle racer .
he missed much of the 2009 season because of problems with cardiac arrhythmia and retired as a professional cyclist following the 2010 season .
he stayed with his final professional team , team sky , as a manager from the 2011 season .
following the retirement of sean yates , portal was appointed directeur sportif of team sky for 2013 .
at the 2013 tour de france , he was the youngest directeur sportif at the race , but guided chris froome to overall victory .
