Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil 1966.jpg
Anquetil at the 1966 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameJacques Anquetil
NicknameMonsieur Chrono
Maître Jacques
Born(1934-01-08)8 January 1934
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Died18 November 1987(1987-11-18)(aged 53)
Rouen, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft9+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
1950–1952AC Sottevillais
Professional teams
1953–1955La Perle
1956–1958Helyett–Potin–Hutchinson
1959–1960Alcyon–Dunlop
1961–1964Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
1965–1966Ford France–Gitane
1967–1969Bic–Hutchinson
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification (1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
16 individual stages
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1960, 1964)
5 individual stages
Vuelta a España
General classification (1963)
1 individual stage

Stage races

Paris–Nice (1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1963, 1965)
Critérium National de la Route (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967)
Volta a Catalunya (1967)
Tour of the Basque Country (1969)
Four Days of Dunkirk (1958, 1959)

One-day races and Classics

Gent–Wevelgem (1964)
Bordeaux–Paris (1965)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1966)

Other

Hour record (1956)
Super Prestige Pernod International (1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
Grand Prix des Nations (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966)
Medal record
Representing France
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1952 HelsinkiTeam time trial
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1966 NürburgringRoad race