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Jacques Anquetil

1934 - 1987

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Anquetil is the 3rd most popular cyclist (up from 4th in 2019), the 694th most popular biography from France (up from 848th in 2019) and the most popular French Cyclist.

Jacques Anquetil is most famous for winning the Tour de France five times.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jacques Anquetil ranks 3 out of 1,613. Before him are Eddy Merckx, and Fausto Coppi. After him are Rik Van Looy, Maurice Garin, Gino Bartali, Raymond Poulidor, Bernard Hinault, Roger De Vlaeminck, Miguel Induráin, Tom Simpson, and Lucien Petit-Breton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jacques Anquetil ranks 36. Before him are Tom Baker, Paul Ekman, Pierre Richard, Ulrike Meinhof, Paco Rabanne, and Kenny Baker. After him are Larisa Latynina, Paul Cohen, Empress Michiko, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Alexei Leonov, and Bengt I. Samuelsson. Among people deceased in 1987, Jacques Anquetil ranks 18. Before him are Walter Houser Brattain, Gunnar Myrdal, Marguerite Yourcenar, William Stuart-Houston, William P. Murphy, and Thomas Sankara. After him are Pola Negri, Fahri Korutürk, Jascha Heifetz, Georg Wittig, Lino Ventura, and Lawrence Kohlberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Anquetil ranks 694 out of 6,770. Before him are Judith of Bavaria (797), Robert Bresson (1901), Marie Tussaud (1761), Adam de la Halle (1245), Hugh the Great (898), and Gaston Leroux (1868). After him are Yolande de Polastron (1749), Francis Picabia (1879), Jérôme Lalande (1732), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), Maurice Gamelin (1872), and Gérard de Nerval (1808).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Jacques Anquetil ranks 1. After him are Raymond Poulidor (1936), Bernard Hinault (1954), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Henri Cornet (1884), François Faber (1887), Louis Trousselier (1881), René Pottier (1879), Octave Lapize (1887), Laurent Fignon (1960), Louison Bobet (1925), and Henri Pélissier (1889).

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