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Jacques Anquetil

Born on January 8, 1934

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Jacques Anquetil (pronounced; 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.

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