The first ever GT winner? Yes... (how did you know this quickly this was the direction you had to go? Stop. Reading. My. MIND!

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GT winner? Yes
Active in the nineteenth century? Yes
Active before WW1? Yes
Active before WW2? Yes
Alive? No
Rode the Tour in this century? No
Active? No
Eddy Merckx? No
Ever started the Tour? Yes
Started the Tour in progress? No
Female? No
Carapaz? No
Cyclist? Yes