Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil (8 January 1934 – 18 November 1987), was a French road racing cyclist. He was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. Anquetil was very good at riding time trials, and this helped him to win grand tours. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1960 and 1964, and the Vuelta a España in 1963.  This made him the first cyclist to win all three grand tours.  In 1956 he rode 46.159 kilometres in one hour, making a new hour record.

Anquetil was born in Mont-Saint-Aigan. He died of stomach cancer in Rouen. 

 Major achievements 

 Tour de France
 1957 - 20px1st overall; 4 stage wins; 16 days in maillot jaune
 1959 - 3rd overall
 1961 - 20px1st overall; 2 stage wins; 21 days in maillot jaune
 1962 - 20px1st overall; 2 stage wins; 3 days in maillot jaune
 1963 - 20px1st overall; 4 stage wins; 5 days in maillot jaune
 1964 - 20px1st overall; 4 stage wins; 5 days in maillot jaune

 Giro d'Italia
 1959 - 2nd overall; Stage 2 ITT win; Stage 19 ITT win; 7 days in maglia rosa
 1960 - 20px1st overall; Stage 9b ITT win; Stage 14 ITT win; 11 days in maglia rosa
 1961 - 2nd overall; Stage 9 ITT win; 4 days in maglia rosa
 1964 - 20px1st overall; Stage 5 ITT win; 17 days in maglia rosa

 Vuelta a España
 1963 - 20px1st overall; 1 stage win; 16 days in jersey de oro

 Other one-day classics and stage races
 Super Prestige Pernod International (1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
 Grand Prix des Nations (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966)
 Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1966)
 Gent-Wevelgem (1964)
 Bordeaux-Paris (1965)
 Dauphiné Libéré (1963 - 1st overall; 1 stage win; 1965 - 1st overall, 3 stage wins)
 Paris-Nice
 1957 - 1st overall; 1 stage win - Time Trial Stage
 1961 - 1st overall; 1 stage win
 1963 - 1st overall; 1 stage win
 1965 - 1st overall; 1 stage win
 1966 - 1st overall; 1 stage win
 Vuelta al País Vasco (1969)
 Four Days of Dunkirk (1958, 1959)

 Hour record in 1956 - 46.159 km

Other websites
Complete Palmarès 
Gitane USA

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