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Jacques Anquetil
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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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Key facts
- Full name
- Jacques Anquetil
- Nickname
- Monsieur Chrono, Maître Jacques
- Born
- ( 1934-01-08 ) 8 January 1934, Mont-Saint-Aignan , France
- Died
- 18 November 1987 (1987-11-18) (aged 53), Rouen , France
- Height
- 1.76 m (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
- Weight
- 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
- Discipline
- Road and track
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- Time trialist , All-rounder
- 1950 1952
- AC Sottevillais
- 1953 1955
- La Perle
- 1956 1961
- Helyett–Potin–Hutchinson
- 1962 1964
- Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
- 1965 1966
- Ford France–Gitane
- 1967 1969
- Bic–Hutchinson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacques
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Mont-Saint-Aignan
- Place of death
- Rouen
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- cycling
- Sport
- road bicycle racing
- Position played
- rouleur
- Country for sport
- France
- Mass
- 70
- Image
- Jacques Anquetil 1963.jpg
- Height
- 176
- Residence
- La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel
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- Commons category
- Jacques Anquetil
- date of birth
- 1934-01-08
- date of death
- 1987-11-18
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Jacques Anquetil
- birth name
- Jacques Eugène Ernest Anquetil
- nickname
- Maître Jacques
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Encyclopedic overview
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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