 franÃ§ois faber (; 26 january 1887 &ndash; 9 may 1915) was a luxembourgian/french 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 died in world war i while fighting for france.chany, pierre (1988), la fabuleuse histoire du tour de france, nathan, france, p155 ==origins== faber's father, jean-franÃ§ois, was born in wiltz, luxembourg, which gave his son luxembourg nationality. his mother, marie-paule, was born in lorraine. franÃ§ois faber had a luxembourg passport but lived in france and considered himself french. his half-brother was another cyclist, ernest paul.chany, pierre (1988), la fabuleuse histoire du tour de france, nathan, france, p109 faber worked as a furniture-remover and as a docker when he raced as an amateur. ==racing career== faber was a professional from 1906 to 1914. he won 27 races. his size&mdash; and &mdash;and his suburb of paris gave him the nickname the giant of colombes. he rode for labor in 1906 and 1907, moved to peugeot in 1908, then alcyon from 1909 to 1911. he joined automoto for 1912 before returning to peugeot in 1913 and 1914. he rode the tour de france for the first time in 1906 but didn't finish and the next year, he came seventh. in 1908 as part of the all-conquering peugeot team, he finished second, winning four stages. he dominated the 1909 tour de france, winning five consecutive stages, which is still a record. the 1909 tour had the worst weather the race had seen.augendre, jacques (1996), le tour, panorama d'un siÃ¨cle, sociÃ©tÃ
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