All of them have left their mark full of emotion, intimacy, sensuality and loyalty At the beginning of the s, Jacques Anquetil, from the Rouen region: he was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan , won 16 amateur races, including the Maurice Latour prize on May 3, in Rouen.
A first victory that heralds many others, to be exact. In , he started his first Tour de France. Five times, he'll win it. An achievement at the time.
But he didn't stop there, as he was also the first to win the three major rounds: France, Italy and Spain. But already in , he had just had lunch at La Couronne with his friend Bernard Gauthier. While the first won the Grand Prix des Nations, the second one did it again on the Bordeaux-Paris, earning him the famous nickname "Monsieur Bordeaux-Paris".
Louison Bobet won, followed in 2nd by Kubler. Louison Bobet, other heroes of the sport, held the record for the victories of the Tour de France before Jacques Anquetil: three times he was the winner. Miguel Indurain, who won the round 5 times in a row , also came to dinner at La Couronne in , when he gave up the competition.
La Couronne also saw Roger Walkowiak winner of the Tour de France in , Pedro Del Gado winner of the Tour de France in and Raymond Poulidor whose memories of his most beautiful victories remain associated with the city of Rouen. Suzanne Lenglen and Cochet came to the Crown in Dali : When he was leaving for America and going to Le Havre to board the great transatlantic ships no way for him to take the plane , Salvador Dali stopped in Rouen to have lunch at La Couronne, most often tasting a Rouen-style duck.
