>Anquetil was born in 1931, son of a builder in Mont-Saint-Aignan in Normandy, and begun cycling at 17>All total he was won eight Grand Tours in his career, which was a record when he retired>Anquetil was a smooth rider, a beautiful pedalling machine according to the American journalist Owen Mulholland: "The sight of Jacques Anquetil on a bicycle gives credence to an idea we Americans find unpalatable, that of a natural aristocracy">He was famous for preparing for races by staying up all night drinking and playing cards, although the story seems to have increased with the telling. >He had a deep love of the land and was at his happiest when driving a tractor. They [his wife and he] both acquired a taste for bridge parties which often continued late into the night. That Anquetil was a highly intelligent man there can be no doubt and he was the nearest thing to a true intellectual that cycling has ever produced.>Anquetil never hid that he took drugs and in a debate with a government minister on French television said only a fool would imagine it was possible to ride Bordeaux–Paris on just water. He and other cyclists had to ride through "the cold, through heatwaves, in the rain and in the mountains", and they had the right to treat themselves as they wished, he said, before adding: "Leave me in peace; everybody takes dope."What are some forgotten GOAT candidates?
>Anquetil married Janine Boeda in 1958. She had been married to Anquetil's doctor. The doctor, seeing in Anquetil a rival, sent his wife to live with friends. Anquetil went to see her disguised as a plumber and took her to Paris>Their marriage produced no children. Janine had two children, Alain and Annie, from her previous marriage. Janine had two failed pregnancies and Anquetil grew upset in 1970 that he was not a father. The couple considered a surrogate mother before Janine thought of her daughter, Annie. Janine said: "We didn't use parental authority. It was a request that I addressed to her gently. Annie always had the choice of refusing. Annie confirmed her mother's recollection. She said: "When my mother asked that [I should become impregnated by my step-father, Anquetil].... I was totally breathtaken by the proposition. But I accepted willingly. I have to admit that at the time, despite being 18 years old, I was in love with Jacques. And I knew that I pleased him. What do you expect? That's life">9 months later Anquetil's daughter was born. He, his wife and his wife's daughter began a ménage à trois>Annie eventually grew jealous of her own mother and demanded she leave. When Janine refused, Annie left. To fill the gap, Janine invited her son, Alain, and his wife, Dominique, to return to live there. Anquetil began an affair with Dominique, to make Annie jealous. Dominique had Anquetil's child but Annie still refused to return.
>>154058480The important thing is he wasn't a stereotype.
>>154058480Ahh the french
>>154059109fermented in the menage a trois
>>154059109/thread
>>154058480This my dear gentlemen is what we call "french sovl".
>>154058480Patriot
It was a different time
He isn't forgotten in /cyc/
he also died at 53 from gigacancer because of all the shit he tookmeanwhile, Poulidor (who also won a shitload of stuff, despite the memes) lived a comfy life amongst his loved one and died at 83
>One of the most successful drivers in Formula One history, Fangio made his debut in the inaugural Formula One season in 1950 to dominate the first decade of the championship. He went on to win the World Drivers' Championship five times—a record that stood for 46 years—and became the only driver in F1 history to win titles with four different teams: Alfa Romeo (1951), Maserati (1954 and 1957), Mercedes-Benz (1954 and 1955), and Ferrari (1956).[c] He holds the highest winning percentage in Formula One at 46.15%, winning 24 of 52 Formula One races he entered.[2] Additionally, Fangio also holds the record for the highest pole percentage at 55.77%, achieving 29 pole positions from 52 entries.[3] Fangio is the only Argentine driver to have won either the World Drivers' Championship or the Argentine Grand Prix.[4][5]
>>154058480Just like my BD
>>154058480French people be crazy
>>154061990
Sir Peter George Snell was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, in 1964. Snell had a relatively short career as a world-famous international sportsman, 1960–1965, yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand's "Sports Champion of the Century"
You all know Phelps but before him there was another swimmer from the statesMark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time.[1] This achievement set a record that lasted for 36 years, until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Phelps, like Spitz, set seven world records.
>forgotten>it's all people that everyone interested in the sport in question knows
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