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Sport	Cycling
Name	Jacques Anquetil
Subtitle	Savvy and Speedy
Number	04-04
Info	Jacques Anquetil has raced in eight Tours de France, starting in 1957 at the age of 23, when he scored his first of five victories, which placed him alongside Eddy Merckx as the man to beat in the annual road race. To this day, Anquetil remains the proud holder of a list of records which he owes to his innate talent and tactical gifts. A born leader, Anquetil always knew how to pace himself, and that ability helped him take on such formidable adversaries as Charly Gaul, Federico Bahamontes, and Raymond Poulidor in the mountain climbs. His display of self-control has paid off in a string of championships. In 1964 Anquetil scored a double victory in the footsteps of his idol Fausto Coppi, by winning the Giro of Italy and the Tour de France. The legendary speed of this excellent long-distance cyclist which seemed to point him toward a track-racing career, made him a specialist in time- trial competition. He won the Grand Prix des Nations nine times between 1953 and 1966. He greatly improved on the records, no matter what the distance-140 km, 100 km, or 72 km. In 1956 at the Vigorelli of Milan he was clocked at 46.159 km per hr, breaking the world record set in 1942 by Coppi and displaying a gain of 311 m. But Anquetil's greatest exploit came in 1965, when on the heels of a victory in the tough Critérium du "Dauphine Libéré" he finished first in the Bordeaux—Paris race. JACQUES ANQUETIL Born Jan. 8, 1934, in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Maritime, FRA AWARDS AND RECORDS French Amateur Champion in 1952 Tour de France: 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 Tour d'Italie: 1960, 1964 Tour d'Espagne: 1963 Grand Prix des Nations: 1953 to 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966 Grand Prix de Lugano: 1953, 1954, 1958 to 1961, 1965 Baracchi Trophy 1962 (with Rudi Altig), 1965 (with Jean Stablinski), 1968 (with Felice Gimondi) Super Prestige Pernod: 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966; Gand-Wevelgem 1964; Bordeaux-Paris 1965; Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1966; Paris-Nice 1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966; Critérium du "Dauphine Libéré" 1963, 1965 2nd in 1956 World Championships pursuit 2nd in 1966 World Championships pursuit World record for speed: 46,159 km per hr on June 29, 1956, in the Vigorelli in Milan Anquetil's clear-headed strategy earned him five victories in eight Tours de France
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