François Faber
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François Faber was a Luxembourgish racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands. He
Faber in 1913
Grand Tour (cycling)
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In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Collectively they are termed the Grand Tou
François Faber
…Discipline Road Role Rider Professional teams 1906–1907 Labor 1908 Peugeot 1909–1911 Alcyon 1912 Automoto 1913 Saphir cycles 1913–1914 Peugeot Major wins Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1909) 19 individual stages (1908-1911, 1913, 1914) One-day races and Classics Paris–Brussels (1909) Sedan–Brussels…
Jacques Anquetil 1966
Felice Gimondi 1966
Eddy Merckx en 1971
Bernard Hinault 1978