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Anquetil

American  
[ankuh-teel] / ɛ̃kəˈtil /

noun

  1. Jacques 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.


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The mountain is part of the Tour lore and all cycling fans cherish the memorable duel to the summit between French rivals Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor back in 1964.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2023

In 1964, French rivals Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor contested a memorable fight to the summit.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Mr. Anquetil said his attention had begun to wander.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021

In a way it is a compliment: Merckx and Anquetil were both as close to unbeatable as it gets.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2017

Anquetil had already tried to show, in a memoir on Plutarch, that the data of the "Avesta" fully agree with the account of the Magian religion given in the treatise on "Isis and Osiris."

From Sacred Books of the East by Various

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