Jacques Anquetil Quotes & Sayings

You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water. — Jacques Anquetil

To prepare for a race there is nothing better than a good pheasant, some champagne and a woman. — Jacques Anquetil

It was eleven more than neccessary. — Jacques Anquetil

Leave me in peace, everybody takes dope. — Jacques Anquetil

There are no races. Only lotteries. — Jacques Anquetil

For 50 years bike racers have been taking stimulants. Obviously we can do without them in a race, but then we will pedal 15 miles an hour (instead of 25). Since we are constantly asked to go faster and to make even greater efforts, we are obliged to take stimulants — Jacques Anquetil

You'd have to be an imbecile or hypocrite to imagine that a professional cyclist who rides 235 days a year can hold himself together without stimulants. — Jacques Anquetil