Jacques Anquetil Quotes

• You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water.

  Jacques Anquetil

  Water, France, Minerals

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• 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

  Hypocrite, Years, Together

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

  Jacques Anquetil

  Cycling, Race, Pheasants

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• 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

  Race, Years, Effort

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• There are no races. Only lotteries.

  Jacques Anquetil

  Cycling, Race, Bike

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• Leave me in peace, everybody takes dope.

  Jacques Anquetil

  Dope, Leaving Me

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• It was eleven more than neccessary.

  Jacques Anquetil

  Cycling, Eleven

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