Jacques Anquetil obviously gave his name to the bikes, but I do not know how active he was in the marketing of them or whether he just took royalties for the use of his name. Some Anquetil bikes were made in England, initially I think by Ron Kitching and at some point by Carlton. This particular frame is probably one made in France. Gitane were in Rheims at some point, I think, and might conceivably have been involved -- Anquetil rode their bikes after riding Helyetts
I would be very interested in further information if anybody out there has any.
Hugh Thornton Cheshire, England
In a message dated 24/08/2005 23:58:15 GMT Standard Time, martin@camelot.de writes:
While holidaying in france, a friend bought a rusty, battered old bicycle labelled "Jaques Anquetil, Reims" for 10E. He says it could be from the seventies. It sports CLB brakes and Mavic tubular rims on Shimano hubs. the frame is coated in green metallic paint and has no tubing label. It even came with a old spare tubular also labelled "Jaques Anquetil". I haven't seen the bike myself (i asked for pictures, though). Anybody ever heard of that bike make? How was "Maitre Jaques" related to that company?
i appreciate any information!
Martin Appel,
Munich, Germany