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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.
Jacques Anquetil, né le 8 janvier 1934 à Mont-Saint-Aignan (Seine-Inférieure) et mort le 18 novembre 1987 à Rouen, est un coureur cycliste français. Professionnel de 1953 à 1969, il est considéré comme l'un des plus grands coureurs de l'histoire du cyclisme et possède l'un des palmarès les plus riches de son sport.
Nov 18, 2007 · Frenchman Jacques Anquetil does a victory lap at the Parc des princes in Paris after capturing his fourth Tour de France on July 14, 1963. Anquetil previously won in 1957, 1961 and 1962.
He won the Super Prestige Pernod International trophy in 1961, 1963, and 1965-66, emblematic of the year's top cyclist. Anquetil is also one of the few professional cyclists who won an Olympic medal as an amateur, having helped France to a bronze in the 1952 team road race.
Jacques Anquetil (born 1934-01-08 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, passed away 1987-11-18) was a former professional road racing cyclist from France, active between 1952 and 1969. His best results are 5 wins in GC Tour de France and 16 stage wins in Tour de France.
Jacques Anquetil was born on 8 January 1934 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was an actor, known for La joie de vivre (1952), L'invité du dimanche (1968) and Le palmarès des chansons (1965). He was married to Janine Boeda.
Jacques Anquetil was a French professional road cyclist. Anquetil, who was born on January 8, 1934 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, was recognized for his smooth riding style and aptitude to time trial. He began his professional career in 1953 and rode for numerous teams, including Helyett, Saint-Raphael, Ford France, Bic, Gitane, and Faema.
(1934–87) A French professional road-racing cyclist, born in Normandy, whose dominance in the sport in the late 1950s and early 1960s was combined with an unorthodox personal life and an honesty about his training methods.
He won the Super Prestige Pernod International trophy in 1961, 1963, and 1965-66, emblematic of the year’s top cyclist. Anquetil is also one of the few professional cyclists who won an Olympic medal as an amateur, having helped France to a bronze in the 1952 team road race.
Nov 19, 1987 · Jacques Anquetil, a five-time winner of the Tour de France bicycling race, died of stomach cancer today in a Rouen hospital, his doctors said. He was 53 years old.
