In 1976 he won eight stages of the Tour de France.

He also won the seventh stage of the 1979 Tour de France.

He won the fourth stage of the 1958 Tour de France.

He also won four stages of the Tour de France.

In 2010, he won the first and fourth stages of the Tour de France.

The city often hosts a stage of the Tour de France.

At 21, he won the world championship and a stage of the Tour de France.

As a professional, he won stages of the Tour de France in 1986 and 1987.

In 1993, he won the 12th stage of the Tour de France.

His most important victory was the 4th stage of the 1948 Tour de France.