Wiki Wanderings: Jacques Anquetil
Oct. 19th, 2022 09:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
primeidealJacques Anquetil was a French cyclist who was the first five-time champion of the Tour de France. "His victories in stage races such as the Tour were built on an exceptional ability to ride alone against the clock in individual time trial stages, which lent him the name "Monsieur Chrono"."
Okay, so far so good. What was he like off the clock?
"Anquetil was fascinated by astronomy and was delighted to meet Yuri Gagarin." Aww.
But then we get to his messed-up family life and...uh...I don't want to make any stereotypes about France, but this is the kind of thing that makes me go "France? Are you okay?"
Okay, so far so good. What was he like off the clock?
"Anquetil was fascinated by astronomy and was delighted to meet Yuri Gagarin." Aww.
But then we get to his messed-up family life and...uh...I don't want to make any stereotypes about France, but this is the kind of thing that makes me go "France? Are you okay?"
