Édouard Fachleitner (born 24 February 1921 in

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, died 18 July 2008) was a French former professional

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. 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

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and second place overall in the

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. He also won the one-day races

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(1945), Ajaccio-Bastia (1946),

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(1946) and

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(1950).

Major results

; 1945 : 1st,

; 1946 : 1st, Ajaccio-Bastia : 1st,

; 1947 : 2nd, Overall,

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:: 1st, Stage 11 ; 1948 : 1st, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré :: 2nd Stage 4a ; 1950 : 1st,

: 1st, Overall,

:: 3rd, Stage 1b :: 3rd, Stage 4

References

External links

* French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners 1921 births 2008 deaths People from Sveta Nedelja, Istria Italian emigrants to France {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-stub