Jacques Anquetil

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Jacques Anquetil
Anquetil at the 1966 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameJacques Anquetil
NicknameMonsieur Chrono
Maître Jacques
Born8 Januar 1934(1934-01-08)
Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Maritime, Fraunce
Dee'd18 November 1987(1987-11-18) (aged 53)
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Fraunce
Hicht1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Wecht70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider teepAll-rounder
Amateur team(s)
1950–1952AC Sottevillais
Perfaisional team(s)
1953–1955La Perle
1956–1958Helyett
1959–1960ACBB Leroux
1961–1964Saint-Raphaël
1965–1966Ford-Gitane
1967–1969Bic
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General clessification (1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
16 indiveedual stages
Giro d'Italia
General clessification (1960, 1964)
5 indiveedual stages
Vuelta a España
General clessification (1963)
1 indiveedual stage

Stage races

Paris–Nice (1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
Fower Days o Dunkirk (1958, 1959)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1963, 1965)

Ane-day races an Clessics

Gent–Wevelgem (1964)
Bordeaux–Paris (1965)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1966)

Ither

Oor record (1956)
Super Prestige Pernod Internaitional (1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
Grand Prix des Nations (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966)

Jacques Anquetil (pronounced [ʒak ɑ̃k.til]; 8 Januar 1934 – 18 November 1987) wis a French road racin cyclist an the first cyclist tae win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 an frae 1961 tae 1964.[1]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Jacques Anquetil Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.