Odile Defraye was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912 Tour de France, which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overall best time. He was the first Belgian to win the Tour and was only invited to join Alcyon's all-French team at a late stage for publicity purposes. In the yellow jersey at the 1912 Tour de France after stage 9 — 1 stage, July 16 to July 17, taking it from Vicenzo Borgarello. Wiki link