Emiel Faignaert Explained

Emiel Faignaert
Birth Date:10 March 1919
Birth Place:Sint-Martens-Lierde
Death Place:Ghent
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1943
Proteam1:Europe-Dunlop
Proyears2:1944
Proteam2:Lucien Michard-Hutchinson
Proyears3:1945
Proteam3:Groene Leeuw
Proyears4:1946-1947
Proteam4:Dilecta-Wolber
Proyears5:1948
Proteam5:Dilecta-J.B. Louvet-Wolber
Proyears6:1949
Proteam6:Dilecta-Wolber
Proyears7:1950
Proteam7:Groene Leeuw
Majorwins: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

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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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Emiel Faignaert . 23 May 2014.