On one side of Rouen in France is a hill called the côte de Bon Secours, after the village that... Despite claiming five Tour de France victories during his career, Jacques Anquetil didn't command the ...

This era featured a winner from Luzembourg, Charly Gaul, who later became a hermit and refused all contact with the outside world. But the real story was yet to come, and proved that the French can ...

Jacques Anquetil was a man who didn't hesitate to do or take what he wanted - whether it was a... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

EXTRACT TOUR DE FRANCE 1903 - 2004 Weidenfeld & Nicolson BY 1963, Jacques Anquetil's dominance of the Tour de France had begun to concern the organisers. To make his task rather more difficult they ...

In the third volume of his “Cycling Legends” series, author Chris Sidwells focused on the first man to win all three Grand Tours in his career and the first to win the Tour de France five times.

Latest stage results and full classification standings after stage 10 Beginners' guide: What are the rules, what do the jerseys mean? Remaining riders after 10 Tour de France stages completed How to ...

Book Review: Who has not gone through the belongings of their grandparents or parents and not found somewhere a big old shoebox full of dog-eared photos? Turned sepia with age (or by intent), they ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Raymond Poulidor, who has died aged 83, was one of the ...

Cycling expert Simon Mottram on Tour de France supremo Jacques Anquetil, Marseille’s hidden beaches and Stevie Wonder on facebook (opens in a new window) Cycling expert Simon Mottram on Tour de France ...

The Tour de France starts in Lille on July 5, with reigning champion Tadej Pogacar looking to add to his ever-growing trophy cabinet. We take a look back through the archives to see which riders have ...

Jacques Anquetil (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. He stated before the ...