Original: The real origins of the name are thought to trace back to the 1st or 2nd century AD , when it was named ` Vintur ' after a Gaulish god of the summits , or ` Ven-Top ' , meaning '' snowy peak '' in the ancient Gallic language .
Simplified: The time was measured from Bédoin for the first time in the 1958 Tour de France , in which Charly Gaul was the fastest at 1h 2 9 '' .