Roger Walkowiak, who won the 1956 Tour de France against all odds after making the most of a long breakaway, has died at the age of 89. The Frenchman had been the oldest living Tour winner after Ferdy Kuebler died in December at 97. Back in 1956, Walkowiak was a last-minute pick for the French regional Nord-Est-Centre team, competing in a race deprived of many top riders but also featuring the likes of Federico Bahamontes and Charly Gaul.
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