cycling: 55 years ago today: Jacques Anquetil vs. Raymond Poulidor
Tour de France History: The Tour de France has produced many duels in its more than 100-year history. Spectators witnessed perhaps the most intense one in the 60s. What's remarkable about this one is that Raymond Poulidor never won a single duel against Jacques Anquetil. Anquetil, in turn, was the first professional to win the Tour de France five times. But the French loved... read more