Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil

Acting

Birthday

1934/01/08

Day of death

1987/11/18 (53 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France

Also know as

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Biography

Jacques Anquetil (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 t...Read more

Acting
Je l'ai été 3 fois !
4.9

(1952) I Was It Three Times

as Le liftier (uncredited)

Midi Première
10.0

(1975) Midi Première

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier
8.0

(1972) Le Grand Échiquier

as Self