Nicolas Portal dies at 40

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03-03-20 | 08:06 PM

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Nicolas Portal dies at 40

https://cyclingtips.com/2020/03/ineos-director-and-former-pro-nicolas-portal-dies-at-home-in-andorra

I know there's not much love for Ineos around here, and also I expect some of you will have intemperate conspiracy theories, but I hope mostly you'll agree that this is just sad.

03-04-20 | 05:16 AM

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Sad

and very young for a heart attack for someone who was very physically fit. Hate to mention it but did epo and that kind of stuff contribute to this.

04-20-20 | 06:48 AM

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04-20-20 | 11:06 AM

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Sad

and very young for a heart attack for someone who was very physically fit. Hate to mention it but did epo and that kind of stuff contribute to this.

Not necessarily.

There's a new study that suggests people doing intensive amounts of sports over many years are more likely to develop heart problems.

05-24-20 | 09:48 AM

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Forty is pretty young for heart issues caused by too much exercise. That's more likely to hit in 50s and 60s, with a bad valve showing up then. My brother used to run excessively, and now at age 63 he has a pig valve. We don't want to believe bad things about our sports figures, but drugs are the more likely cause.