CyclingRevealed's First Impressions '06
**Tour de France Question Stage 12**
Who was the only French rider to win the final stage ITT on "Bastile Day"?
Answer:
Jacques Anquetil. It was the TdF 1964. At the intermediate time check Poulidor had forged a 5 second advantage. Anquetil, a time trial specialist, was losing time.
Poulidor hit the finish line with the leading time of 37'31” and the Anquetil was the only rider still on the course. With the clock ticking, “Pou Pou” still had hope of overall victory. When Maitre Jacques entered into Parc des Princes Velodrome the crowd roared as he crossed the finish line in 37'10”. Anquetil won the stage and the overall classification. It was a grand Bastille Day victory Matre Jacques and France.
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