What is Jacques Anquetil?
{{refimprove|date=December 2011}} [[File:Jacques Anquetil 1963.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jacques Anquetil''' (8 January 1934 – 18 November 1987), was a [[French people|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 trial]]s, and this helped him to win [[Grand Tour (cycling)|grand tour]]s. 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 == {{Palmares start}} ; Tour de France : [[1957 Tour de France|1957]] - [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]'''1st overall'''; 4 stage wins; 16 days in ''[[maillot jaune]]'' : [[1959 Tour de France|1959]] - 3rd overall : [[1961 Tour de France|1961]] - [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]'''1st overall'''; 2 stage wins; 21 days in ''maillot jaune'' : [[1962 Tour de France|1962]] - [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]'''1st overall'''; 2 stage wins; 3 days in ''maillot jaune'' : [[1963 Tour de France|1963]] - [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]'''1st overall'''; 4 stage wins; 5 days in ''maillot jaune'' : [[1964 Tour de France|1964]] - [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]'''1st overall'''; 4 stage wins; 5 days in ''maillot jaune'' ; Giro d'Italia : [[1959 Giro d'Italia|1959]] - 2nd overall; Stage 2 ITT win; Stage 19 ITT win; 7 days in ''[[maglia rosa]]'' : [[1960 Giro d'Italia|1960]] - [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px]]'''1st overall'''; Stage 9b ITT win; Stage 14 ITT win; 11 days in ''maglia rosa'' : [[1961 Giro d'Italia|1961]] - 2nd overall; Stage 9 ITT win; 4 days in ''maglia rosa'' : [[1964 Giro d'Italia|1964]] - [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px]]'''1st overall'''; Stage 5 ITT win; 17 days in ''maglia rosa'' ; Vuelta a España : [[1963 Vuelta a España|1963]] - [[Image:Jersey gold.svg|20px]]'''1st overal