Who won the Tour de France the year you were born?
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Frederico Bahamontas
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Some French bloke I'd never heard of... indeed, it seems few people have or had. He didn't even win a stage and his win was controversial. However, he DID win the TdF.
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Charly Gaul! Read an interesting book about him awhile back...
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Interesting to read about this gentleman who won in 1956.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Walkowiak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Walkowiak
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Interesting to read about this gentleman who won in 1956.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Walkowiak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Walkowiak
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Another Bahamontes here.
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Louison Bobet (France) 130 Hours 29 Minutes 26 Seconds.
Year: 1955
Year: 1955
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The year I was born, the Tour de France didn't happen because of the German occupation.
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Jacques Anquetil won his second Tour de France, when I was born.
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1959 Federico Bahamontes, The Eagle of Toledo, I have always loved that nickname but didn't know who he was. Great idea for a thread.
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