Jan Janssen also did it in 1968 .
Franc 's Jean Robic overcame a three - minute deficit on the final day of the 1947 Tour to become the first of only two riders to win the yellow jersey in Paris without having worn it en route .
Jan Janssen also did Paris in 1968 .
Franc 's Jean Robic overcame a three - minute deficit on the final day of the 1947 Tour to become the first of only two riders to win the yellow jersey in Paris without having worn it en route .