Édouard Fachleitner (24 February 1921 – 18 July 2008) was a French former professional road bicycle racer. He was an Italian citizen until 23 June 1939. He was a professional between 1943 and 1952. Fachleitner's best results were overall victories in the 1948 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and 1950 Tour de Romandie and second place overall in the 1947 Tour de France.[2] He also won the one-day races GP d'Armagnac (1945), Ajaccio-Bastia (1946), Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence (1946) and GP de Cannes (1950).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Édouard Fachleitner |
| Nickname | Le Berger de Manosque (The Shepherd of Manosque)[1] |
| Born | 24 February 1921 Sveta Nedelja, Italy |
| Died | 18 July 2008 (aged 87) Manosque, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1948) Tour de Romandie (1950) Tour de France, 1 stage | |
Major results
- 1945
- 1st, GP d'Armagnac
- 1946
- 1st, Ajaccio-Bastia
- 1st, Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
- 1947
- 2nd, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 11
- 1948
- 1st, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd Stage 4a
- 1950
- 1st, GP de Cannes
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 3rd, Stage 1b
- 3rd, Stage 4
References
External links
- Édouard Fachleitner at Cycling Archives