Cycling Legends 03 Jacques Anquetil by Chris Sidwells
Foreword by Sir Paul Smith - legendary fashion designer and lifelong cycling fanatic.
Jacques Anquetil is one of the all-time greats. The first five-time Tour de France winner, the first to repeat Fausto Coppi’s Giro d’Italia-Tour double, the ultimate time triallist – a great champion but a mystery as a man.
Anquetil was never what he seemed, Cycling Legends 03 Jacques Anquetil lifts the lid on the man as well as the sporting icon that was Jacques Anquetil. Using first-hand accounts from many who knew him best, we reveal the truth about the man who made his own rules.
Uncompromising yet fragile, brave yet needy, logical but superstitious, Jacques Anquetil was complicated. The personification of 1960s style and culture, his friends were film and music stars, but he was a country boy who loved to be alone in nature.
Maître Jacques, as he was called, is a puzzle solved by reading Cycling Legends 03 Jacques Anquetil.
Chris Sidwells
260 x 210 mm
152 pages
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Read this condensed extract from the book in a chapter on "The Impossible Double" - Jacques Anquetil and his teams exploits, all in the name of publicity, to overshadow Raymond Poulidor and the 1965 Tour de France.
Customer Reviews
The best book I have read about Jacques Anquetil. I highly recommend it.
It’s astonishing the amount of factual detail that Chris puts into his books. This is the latest in an unmissable series of books. I cannot recommend them highly enough. A must for any cycling fan. You won’t find this level of detail presented in such an easily readable style anywhere else. Highly recommended.
This is a beautiful book, and fascinating from the first to the last page. Pictures I’d never seen, and amazing interviews from those who were there. Jacques was the first to win the Tour five times - this is a perfect introduction to one of the all time greatest riders!
Hello
First time writing review here but feel it's so well merited! I pre ordered the book on Jacques Anquetil without hesitation as the other books in the series are such excellent works.
The book arrived by tracked post in extremely safe secure packaging and exactly around the advised calendar time. Couldn't be happier.
Basically spent the rest of the day engrossed in "The man behind the mask" with volumes of amazing pictures and lovely format/font on writing.
Having already read books on Jacques over the years the research and depth of information in this book is very refreshing. Inclusive of so many other great riders , events and all an integral part if Jacques story, the highs the lows and truly getting behind the mask of this intriguing champion.
An excellent book to have in a collection, I've never met the author but first came across his writing years ago with the 2005 book on Allan Peiper they wrote together, an excellent work that still gets dipped into.
Unashamedly a fan of all his works and weekly short stories etc on Facebook and Cycling Legends website, how fortunate we are to have this instant access when a moment permits.
All in all a fabulous book to add to the fabulous series of books.
Many thanks
John.
