Claim: Roger Walkowiak placed in the Tour de France four times from 1951 through 1958, scoring a career high of first place in 1956.
Evidence: Roger Walkowiak (pronounced [ʁɔ.ʒe wal.kov.jak; 2 March 1927 – 6 February 2017) was a French road bicycle racer who won the 1956 Tour de France. 57 47 75 1