Altogether, Lapebie won nine Tour stages --- after his 1932 debut he took five stages in 1934, when he finsished third overall to Antonin Magne and Giuseppe Martano, and three stages in his Tour-winning 1937 ride. Apart from his Tour stage and overall wins, Lapebie's palmares included the French national championships in 1933; Paris--Nice 1937; Paris--St Etienne 1933, 1934, 1935; and the Criterium National (the precursor of the Criterium International) in 1934 and 1937.
Lapebie was also a distinguished track rider, his victories including a win in the Paris Six Days with Maurice Archambaud. Lapebie's Tour de France win was nearly complemented by a win in Paris--Roubaix in 1934. Lapebie crossed the line first, had the French national anthem played for him and held the title for a few minutes. Then, Lapebie remarked: "Francois Pelissier [the directeur sportif of a rival team] drew the attention of the race judges to my bike. In those days you had to finish on the bike you started on." Ten kilometres from the finish, records Pascal Sergent in his official centenary history of Paris--Roubaix,*** four riders were out in the lead: two Frenchmen (Lapebie and Rene Le Greves) and two Belgians (Jean Wauters and Gaston -- "The Bulldog" Rebry). The two Frenchmen were the fastest finishers and looked like taking the top places on the podium. Then disaster struck -- Le Greves' handlebars broke and Lapebie punctured, with his directeur sportif's car way behind him. Lapebie rode several metres on the rim and then snatched a woman's bike from the side of the road.
A little later, he borrowed a proper racing bike, though entirely the wrong size for him, and powered to the finish, catching and dropping ultimate "second" Wauters and ultimate "winner" Rebry on the way. When Pelissier protested, Lapebie was declassified from the race. through his involvement with the Monde Six company, the organisers of Paris--Nice. This activity, Lapebie said, was the secret of his youth, which he preserved to the end. Rest in peace Roger, as you make the ultimate and biggest bike change!
***Pascal Sergent "Un siecle de Paris--Roubaix 1896--1996" (Eeklo, Belgium, Editions de Eeclonaar, 1996 -- also available in a Flemish-language edition)