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 - 1st overall; 4 stage wins; 16 days in maillot jaune

1959 - 3rd overall

1961 - 1st overall; 2 stage wins; 21 days in maillot jaune

1962 - 1st overall; 2 stage wins; 3 days in maillot jaune

1963 - 1st overall; 4 stage wins; 5 days in maillot jaune

1964 - 1st 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 - 1st 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 - 1st overall; Stage 5 ITT win; 17 days in maglia rosa

Vuelta a España

1963 - 1st 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

Jacques Anquetil Media

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  The old Parc des Princes in Paris, which in Anquetil's time served as the finish of the Grand Prix des Nations, a time trial race which Anquetil won a record nine times.

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  The Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, where Anquetil set his hour record.

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  Anquetil doing a lap of honour in the Parc des Princes velodrome after winning the 1957 Tour de France

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  Charly Gaul (right) beat Anquetil (left) into second place at the 1959 Giro d'Italia.

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  Anquetil (centre) climbing during the 1960 Giro d'Italia alongside Jos Hoevenaers, Gastone Nencini, and Charly Gaul (from left to right)

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  Anquetil talking to Piet van Est during the 1961 Tour de France

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  Anquetil with his Saint-Raphaël teammates Ab Geldermans (left) and Mies Stolker (right) at the 1962 Tour de France

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  Anquetil (right) with teammates Shay Elliott and Jean Stablinski at the 1963 Tour de France

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  Vittorio Adorni, Italo Zilioli, and Anquetil (from left to right) at the 1964 Giro d'Italia

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  Anquetil at the 1964 Tour de France

Other websites

• Complete Palmarès Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Gitane USA