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Tour de France legends
Jacques Anquetil (France)
Tour winner: 1957 1961 1962 1963 1964

Anquetil won his first Tour in 1957 at the tender age of 23
Speed Demon: Jacques Anquetil with his wife in 1963 after winning the Paris to Nice cycle race

Eddie Merckx (Belgium)
Tour winner: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1974

Merckx known as the Cannibal for devouring his opposition was almost untouchable between 1969 and 1975 winning 250 races during that time
That winning feeling: Eddie Merckx celebrates Tour wins in 1972 and 1974

Bernard Hinault (France)
Tour winner: 1978 1979 1981 1982 1985

In 1985 Hinault known as the 'Badger' completed a remarkable comeback to win the Tour after a serious tendonitis problem had sidelined him for two years
France's own son: Bernard Hinault during the 1986 World Cycling championships in Denver

Greg Lemond (USA)
Tour winner: 1986 1989 1990

Lemond completed one of the most dramatic finishes in modern Tour history in 1989 when he pipped Laurent Fignon by eight seconds on the last stage in Paris
The innovator: Greg Lemond shows a gutsy ride to win his third Tour in 1990

Miguel Indurain (Spain)
Tour winner: 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Indurain is the only rider to complete five back-to-back Tour victories
Superhuman: Miguel Indurain powers up Alpe D'huez during the 1994 Tour

Lance Armstrong (USA)
Tour winner: 1999 2000

Armstrong's two Tour victories are made more remarkable after his battle with cancer
Out on his own: Armstrong won four stages during his 1999 success
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