Download or read book Master Jacques written by Richard Yates and published by Mousehold Press for Basque Children of '37 Association UK. This book was released on 2001 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the great champions, Jacques Anquetil, the first to win the Tour de France five times, remains the most mysterious. A prodigy, he burst upon the scene at 18 in the Grand Prix des Nations. Yet, perhaps more than any of cycling's legends, he protected his private life from public gaze. Richard Yates explores the enigma of this great French rider.