Obituary: CHARLY GAUL; 'Anti-hero' of the Tour de France.(Obituaries)

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: December 8, 2005| Author: Fotheringham, Alasdair | Copyright information

Byline: Alasdair Fotheringham

Charly Gaul, winner of the Tour de France in 1958, was known as the 'the Angel of the Mountains'. The first out-and-out climber ever to win the Tour, he also took cycling's second most important stage race, the Giro d'Italia, in 1956 and 1959.

Gaul took part in the sport's blue-riband event no less than 10 times, winning 10 Tour stages overall as well as the 'King of the Mountains' title for best climber in 1955 and 1956. In 1990 ...

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