The_Anquetil_years Raymond_Poulidor

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poulidor @ 1966 tour de france


poulidor s rivalry anquetil legend in cycling. while climber, poulidor had hard time matching anquetil in individual time trial, having victory snatched him losing time in time-trial stages of tour de france.


poulidor s riding style aggressive , attacking, whereas anquetil preferred control race in mountains , win time in time-trials. poulidor became darling of french public, ire of anquetil. poulidor s mid-france upbringing , slow limousin speech contrasted anquetil s northern background , sharper accent. poulidor s face tanned , furrowed; anquetil had high cheekbones, smoother face , brushed-up blond hair.


poulidor s best chance of defeating anquetil came in 1964 tour de france, in finish on puy de dôme. anquetil rode beside poulidor both exhausted in last few hundred metres poulidor take enough time threaten anquetil s first place in general classification. tour organiser, jacques goddet, behind pair turned off main road , climbed through police estimated half million spectators.


anquetil rode on inside mountain wall while poulidor took outer edge precipice. feel other s hot gasps on bare arms. @ end, anquetil cracked, after battle of wills , legs intense @ times banged elbows. poulidor says tired has no memory of 2 touching, although photograph shows did. of anquetil, veteran french reporter pierre chany wrote: face, until purple, lost colour; sweat ran down in drops through creases of cheeks. anquetil semiconscious, said. poulidor gained time when reached paris, anquetil still had 55-second lead , won last tour de france time-trial on final day.








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