Jacques Anquetil
Anquetil at the 1966 Giro d'Italia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jacques Anquetil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Monsieur Chrono Maître Jacques | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1934 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 November 1987 (aged 53) Rouen, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road and track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time trialist All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1950–1952 | AC Sottevillais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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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".
He won eight Grand Tours in his career, which was a record when he retired and was surpassed only by Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault.