Jacques Anquetil remains one of the most outstanding figures in the history of cycling. He was the first man to the win the Tour de France five times; the first to win all three grand tours (the Tour de France, Vuelta a España, and Giro d’Italia); and the first to win both the Tour and Vuelta in the same year. The fame Anquetil received for his cycling success was matched only by the infamy of his complex and unconventional private life. As this engaging biography reveals, between his races Anquetil seduced his doctor’s wife and acted as stepfather to her children before asking his stepdaughter to bear him a child. He maintained a ménage à trios with his wife and stepdaughter for several years until the threesome fell apart, after which—in a bid to inspire jealousy in his two former lovers and encourage their return—he seduced his stepson’s ex-wife and had a child with her. Containing exclusive contributions from Anquetil’s family, friends, teammates, and rivals, this engaging biography unveils the astounding public and private lives of one of cycling’s greatest legends.
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"An extraordinary biography." —Times magazine
"Paul Howard has not allowed Anquetil's astonishing love life to overwhelm his equally extraordinary career . . . an impeccably researched book." —Independent on Sunday (Book of the Week)
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Paul Howard is a sports journalist and the author of Riding High, shortlisted for the National Sporting Club's Best New Sports Writer prize.
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A great read about a fascinating legend of cycling. His personal life makes today's "celebs" sound boring!
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If you want a cornerstone of Tour history and scandal this is it. No enemies taken in the struggle for cycling's holy prize.
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The title says it all, and he still became one of the all time greats. This guy was not a specialist he rode them all, won just about all of them and in the same seasons. Now I love Lance and Lemond for what they did for American racing, but Anquetil lived a life on his terms (that we would not dream of and expect to be a world class racer) and he rode and won for years. His generation raced in weather that would cancel races today. An unbelievable read.
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