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In 1956, a 29-year-old former factory worker rode to a victory in the world’s greatest race that was so unpopular that L’Equipe called the finish-line applause “a lamentation,” and the phrase à la Walko became a common French expression for an undeserved achievement. For decades, the reclusive Walkowiak refused to talk about the race.
James Stratt interviewed and photographed Tour de France winner Roger Walkowiak for Bicycling.