, died July 18, 2008) was a French

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 former professional road bicycle racer. He was an Italian citizen until June 23, 1939. He was a professional between 1943 and 1952. Fachleitners's best results were overall victories in the 1948 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and 1950 Tour de Romandie

Tour de Romandie

The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....

 and second place overall in the 1947 Tour de France

1947 Tour de France

The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July 1947. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,640 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.412 km/h...

. 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).

Palmarès

1945

1st, GP d'Armagnac

1946

1st, Ajaccio-Bastia

1st, Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence

1947

2nd, Overall, Tour de France

1947 Tour de France

The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July 1947. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,640 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.412 km/h...

1st, Stage 11

1948

1st, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2nd Stage 4a

1950

1st, GP de Cannes

1st, Overall, Tour de Romandie

Tour de Romandie

The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....

3rd, Stage 1b

3rd, Stage 4

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