CYCLIST

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Anquetil has received more than 617,476 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Jacques Anquetil is the 4th most popular cyclist (down from 3rd in 2019), the 848th most popular biography from France (up from 866th 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 4 out of 1,613. Before him are Eddy Merckx, Fausto Coppi, and Federico Bahamontes. After him are Raymond Poulidor, Gino Bartali, Maurice Garin, Bernard Hinault, Lucien Petit-Breton, Miguel Induráin, Felice Gimondi, and Lance Armstrong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jacques Anquetil ranks 44. Before him are Richard Chamberlain, Bill Bixby, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Alan Arkin, Otar Iosseliani, and Tarcisio Bertone. After him are Bill Russell, David J. Thouless, Jonas Savimbi, John L. Hall, Georges Moustaki, and Brian Epstein. Among people deceased in 1987, Jacques Anquetil ranks 28. Before him are Lino Ventura, Lee Byung-chul, Lee Marvin, Jacqueline du Pré, John Huston, and Georg Wittig. After him are Jean Anouilh, Andrés Segovia, Joseph Campbell, Nobusuke Kishi, Jaco Pastorius, and Didier Pironi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Anquetil ranks 848 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), Henri Fantin-Latour (1836), Lorin Maazel (1930), Georges Couthon (1755), Pierre Lescot (1515), and Paul Reynaud (1878). After him are Dora Maar (1907), Bertrada of Laon (720), Arnaut Daniel (1150), Pierre Janssen (1824), Bruno Cremer (1929), and Alain-René Lesage (1668).

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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), Roger Pingeon (1940), Laurent Fignon (1960), Octave Lapize (1887), François Faber (1887), Louison Bobet (1925), Louis Trousselier (1881), and Roger Walkowiak (1927).

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