Jacques Anquetil was a French professional road racing cyclist who became the first rider to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. Known as Monsieur Chrono for his time trial ability, he won eight Grand Tours in total, set the hour record in 1956 at 46.159 kilometers, and became the first rider since Fausto Coppi to win both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year, in 1964.
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Career HighlightFirst cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. 1 Classification
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Who was Jacques Anquetil's great rival at the Tour de France?
Raymond Poulidor; their greatest battle came up the Puy de Dôme in the 1964 Tour.
His great rival was Raymond Poulidor, whom Olympedia says Anquetil always bested in the Tour. Their greatest battle came in the 1964 Tour, as they raced side by side up the Puy de Dôme. Anquetil was also one of five cyclists to win the Tour, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España, taking the Giro in 1960 and 1964 and the Vuelta in 1963.
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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.
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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.
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