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...
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Raymond Poulidor (section The Anquetil years)
distinguished career coincided with two other outstanding riders – Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx. This underdog position may have been the reason Poulidor...
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Raphaël Géminiani (section Jacques Anquetil)
He became a professional and then a directeur sportif, notably of Jacques Anquetil and the St-Raphaël team. His professional career ran from 1946 to 1960...
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Froome and Jacques Anquetil are the only other riders who have worn it 50 days or more. Four riders have won five times: Jacques Anquetil (FRA), Eddy...
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white jersey, worn by the leader of the young rider classification. Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain, have won the most...
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climb to the Alpe d'Huez ski resort. The race was eventually won by Jacques Anquetil following an epic shoulder-to-shoulder battle with Raymond Poulidor...
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Rudi Altig (section Jacques Anquetil)
Altig rode his first Tour as a domestique and as team sprinter for Jacques Anquetil. The two developed a rocky relationship in the Tour of Spain that hardened...
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Jakob. Jacques I (1689–1751), Prince of Monaco Jacques Abady (1872–1964), British lawyer Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), French cyclist Jacques Arnold (born...
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before the race was Jacques Anquetil, at that moment already a three-time winner of the Tour, including the previous two editions. Anquetil had shown good...
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only on three occasions. It first occurred in 1964 with French riders Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor, with the second occurrence in 2008 with Spanish...
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team existed, Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop. One of its champion riders was Jacques Anquetil. 1955 Stage 5 Paris–Nice, Gilbert Bauvin Montluçon Criterium, Louis...
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cyclists to win all three Grand Tours at some point in their career are Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Alberto Contador, and Vincenzo Nibali. Contador is...
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Tour was again contested by trade teams instead of national teams. Jacques Anquetil of the Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson team won the overall general...
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stages over 4,669 km (2,901 mi). The 1957 Tour was the first win for Jacques Anquetil, who won the Tour five times over his career. The French national team...
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Emmanuel Anquetil, unionist and second leader of the Mauritius Labour Party Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), French road racing cyclist Louis-Pierre Anquetil (1723–1808)...
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France, two of the French national team's riders, André Darrigade and Jacques Anquetil held the yellow jersey for the entirety 21 stages. There was a great...
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alongside such great champions as Louison Bobet and Jacques Anquetil." He was close to Anquetil, whom he called "bizarrely calm." He said: "Quite often...
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After dominating the ITT during Stage 1B of the 1961 Tour de France Jacques Anquetil held the Maillot Jaune from the first day all the way to Paris. René...
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cycling's greatest riders, including French riders Louison Bobet, Jacques Anquetil and Laurent Jalabert, Low Country riders Eddy Merckx and Joop Zoetemelk...
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more than 50 days: Bernard Hinault, Miguel Induráin, Chris Froome and Jacques Anquetil. Until his records were revoked in 2012 due to disqualification by...
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the decade. The 1960s were similar, five-time Tour de France winner Jacques Anquetil won in 1960, and 1964, while Franco Balmamion won successive Giros...
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was won by all the quintuple winners of the Tour de France, namely Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin. Eleven racers have...
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1960 Giro d'Italia, Jacques Anquetil took advantage of a breakaway he was part of on stage 3 to take the overall lead. Anquetil then led the lead move...
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such as solo breakaways and time trials. Examples of rouleurs include Jacques Anquetil, Tony Martin, Fabian Cancellara, Sylvain Chavanel, Jens Voigt, Kasper...
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Hinault (10), Jacques Anquetil (8) Tour de France wins: Miguel Induráin (5 consecutive), Eddy Merckx (5), Bernard Hinault (5), Jacques Anquetil (5) Giro d'Italia...
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Fausto Coppi (ITA) 1952 Tour + Giro DNE Jacques Anquetil (FRA) 1963 Tour + Vuelta 14th place Jacques Anquetil (FRA) 1964 Tour + Giro 7th place Eddy Merckx (BEL)...
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has been won by some of the most famous names in cycling, including Jacques Anquetil, Sean Kelly, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Induráin, Stephen Roche, Joop...
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They included Jacques Anquetil, who won four times, Eddy Merckx won a record seven times (1969–1975); Bernard Hinault equalled Anquetil's total with his...
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Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (7 December 1731 – 17 January 1805) was the first professional French Indologist. He conceived the institutional framework...
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consecutive Tour de France wins and shares the record for most wins with Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx. He is the most recent cyclist, and...
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