Names in the News - Nov. 19, 1987
Cyclist Jacques Anquetil, 53, five-time winner of the Tour de France, died in a Rouen hospital after a long battle with cancer. Anquetil was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, a record tied since by Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault.
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