French Record
Anquetil was:
- the first rider to win the Tour de France five times
- the first French rider to win the Giro d'Italia (1960)
- the first French rider to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France from the first day to the last (1961)
- the first rider to win all three Tours, with victory in the Vuelta (1963)
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