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Word: anquetil (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most popular athletes on the Continent, the handsome Belgian dominates bike racing the way Brazil's Pelé rules soccer. Fans hail him as the "Beethoven of the bike." Sportswriters call him "the synthesis of bulldozer and adding machine." France's own great racer, Jacques Anquetil, simply shrugs: "Unbelievable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: King of the Road | 8/24/1970 | See Source »

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