Emiel Faignaert
Belgian cyclist
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1919-03-10)10 March 1919 Sint-Martens-Lierde |
| Died | 10 May 1980(1980-05-10) (aged 61) Ghent |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1943 | Europe-Dunlop |
| 1944 | Lucien Michard-Hutchinson |
| 1945 | Groene Leeuw |
| 1946-1947 | Dilecta-Wolber |
| 1948 | Dilecta-J.B. Louvet-Wolber |
| 1949 | Dilecta-Wolber |
| 1950 | Groene Leeuw |
| Major wins | |
| Tour of Flanders (1947) | |
Emiel Faignaert (10 March 1919, in Sint-Martens-Lierde – 10 May 1980, in Ghent) was a Belgian cyclist.
He was professional from 1940 to 1950. In 1943, Faignaert won Antwerp-Ghent-Antwerp. His biggest success was in 1947 when he won the Tour of Flanders. Overall, he won 27 races.
In Faignaert's home town, a monument of him was erected in 2007.
Palmarès
Source:[1]
- 1941
- 3rd Scheldeprijs
- 5th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 1942
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2nd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 1943
- 4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 1944
- 6th Paris-Roubaix
- 1945
- 6th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 8th Grote Prijs Jules Lowie
- 1946
- 1st Grote Prijs Victor Standaert
- 7th Omloop van Vlaanderen
- 7th La Flèche Wallone
- 1947
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Omloop van West-Vlaanderen
- 2nd Omloop Het Volk
- 6th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 8th Brussel-Ingooigem
References
- ^ "Emiel Faignaert". Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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Tour of Flanders winners
- Paul Deman (1913)
- Marcel Buysse (1914)
- (1915–1918, not held)
- Henri Vanlerberghe (1919)
- Jules Vanhevel (1920)
- René Vermandel (1921)
- Léon Devos (1922)
- Heiri Suter (1923)
- Gerard Debaets (1924)
- Julien Delbecque (1925)
- Denis Verschueren (1926)
- Gerard Debaets (1927)
- Jan Mertens (1928)
- Joseph Dervaes (1929)
- Frans Bonduel (1930)
- Romain Gijssels (1931–1932)
- Alphonse Schepers (1933)
- Gaston Rebry (1934)
- Louis Duerloo (1935)
- Louis Hardiquest (1936)
- Michel D'Hooghe (1937)
- Edgard De Caluwé (1938)
- Karel Kaers (1939)
- Achiel Buysse (1940–1941)
- Briek Schotte (1942)
- Achiel Buysse (1943)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1944)
- Sylvain Grysolle (1945)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1946)
- Emiel Faignaert (1947)
- Briek Schotte (1948)
- Fiorenzo Magni (1949–1951)
- Roger Decock (1952)
- Wim van Est (1953)
- Raymond Impanis (1954)
- Louison Bobet (1955)
- Jean Forestier (1956)
- Fred De Bruyne (1957)
- Germain Derycke (1958)
- Rik Van Looy (1959)
- Arthur Decabooter (1960)
- Tom Simpson (1961)
- Rik Van Looy (1962)
- Noël Foré (1963)
- Rudi Altig (1964)
- Jo de Roo (1965)
- Edward Sels (1966)
- Dino Zandegù (1967)
- Walter Godefroot (1968)
- Eddy Merckx (1969)
- Eric Leman (1970)
- Evert Dolman (1971)
- Eric Leman (1972–1973)
- Cees Bal (1974)
- Eddy Merckx (1975)
- Walter Planckaert (1976)
- Roger De Vlaeminck (1977)
- Walter Godefroot (1978)
- Jan Raas (1979)
- Michel Pollentier (1980)
- Hennie Kuiper (1981)
- René Martens (1982)
- Jan Raas (1983)
- Johan Lammerts (1984)
- Eric Vanderaerden (1985)
- Adri van der Poel (1986)
- Claude Criquielion (1987)
- Eddy Planckaert (1988)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1989)
- Moreno Argentin (1990)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1991)
- Jacky Durand (1992)
- Johan Museeuw (1993)
- Gianni Bugno (1994)
- Johan Museeuw (1995)
- Michele Bartoli (1996)
- Rolf Sørensen (1997)
- Johan Museeuw (1998)
- Peter Van Petegem (1999)
- Andrei Tchmil (2000)
- Gianluca Bortolami (2001)
- Andrea Tafi (2002)
- Peter Van Petegem (2003)
- Steffen Wesemann (2004)
- Tom Boonen (2005–2006)
- Alessandro Ballan (2007)
- Stijn Devolder (2008–2009)
- Fabian Cancellara (2010)
- Nick Nuyens (2011)
- Tom Boonen (2012)
- Fabian Cancellara (2013–2014)
- Alexander Kristoff (2015)
- Peter Sagan (2016)
- Philippe Gilbert (2017)
- Niki Terpstra (2018)
- Alberto Bettiol (2019)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2020)
- Kasper Asgreen (2021)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2022)
- Tadej Pogačar (2023)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2024)
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