CYCLIST

Roger Walkowiak

1927 - 2017

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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. He was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Walkowiak has received more than 59,445 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Roger Walkowiak is the 41st most popular cyclist (up from 47th in 2019), the 2,753rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,999th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Cyclist.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Roger Walkowiak ranks 41 out of 1,613. Before him are Francisco Gabica, Ottavio Bottecchia, Odile Defraye, Louis Trousselier, Rudi Altig, and Ferdinand Kübler. After him are Firmin Lambot, Carlo Galetti, Léon Scieur, Antonin Magne, Henri Pélissier, and Freddy Maertens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Roger Walkowiak ranks 145. Before him are Chandra Shekhar, Althea Gibson, Coretta Scott King, Allan Kaprow, Gae Aulenti, and William Labov. After him are Stanisław Kania, Christian Marquand, Colin Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Tom Bosley, and Neil Simon. Among people deceased in 2017, Roger Walkowiak ranks 170. Before him are John Wetton, Miloslav Vlk, Christine Keeler, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Angry Grandpa, and Igor Volk. After him are Vito Acconci, Gastone Moschin, Michael Parks, Shashi Kapoor, Seijun Suzuki, and Joachim Meisner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Roger Walkowiak ranks 2,754 out of 6,770. Before him are Adémar de Chabannes (989), Marcel Camus (1912), Walter of Châtillon (1135), Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao (1796), Jenny Longuet (1844), Antoine François Marmontel (1816), and Antoine Forqueray (1671). After him are Louis-François-Clement Breguet (1804), Bruno Metsu (1954), Gustave Aimard (1818), Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803), and René Crevel (1900).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Roger Walkowiak ranks 12. Before him are Roger Pingeon (1940), Laurent Fignon (1960), Octave Lapize (1887), François Faber (1887), Louison Bobet (1925), and Louis Trousselier (1881). After him are Antonin Magne (1904), Henri Pélissier (1889), André Leducq (1904), Bernard Thévenet (1948), Lucien Aimar (1941), and Jean Robic (1921).

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