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Jacques Anquetil was a French cyclist who lived from 1934 to 1987 and is remembered as one of the sport's great champions. He matters because he was among cycling's most successful racers, though the specific details of his achievements would require additional sources to fully explain.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934-01-08
- Died
- 1987-11-18
- Works
- 4
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- El alquimista de la luz
- Les routes de la laine
- Cameroun
- Carpets (Techniques, Traditions and History) (Techniques, Traditions and History)
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Jacques Anquetil ( pronounced [ʒak ɑ̃k.til]; 8 January 1934 – 18 November 1987) was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964.
He stated before the 1961 Tour that he would gain the yellow jersey on day one and wear it all through the tour, a tall order with two previous winners in the field—Charly Gaul and Federico Bahamontes—but he did it. His victories in stage races such as the Tour were built on an exceptional ability to ride alone against the clock in individual time trial stages, which lent him the name "Monsieur Chrono".
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1934 births1987 deaths20th-century French sportsmenBBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year winnersCyclists at the 1952 Summer OlympicsCyclists awarded knighthoodsCyclists from Seine-MaritimeDeaths from stomach cancer in FranceDoping cases in cyclingFrench Giro d'Italia stage winnersFrench male cyclistsFrench Tour de France stage winners