caption fullname proteam death_date birth_place weight majorwins height discipline birth_date nickname proyears role image article_title name
faber in 1913 françois faber labor peugeot alcyon automoto saphir cycles peugeot 9 may 1915 aulnay-sur-iton , france 88 kg on '' ` grand tours '' ' 1.78 m on road 26 january 1887 the giant of colombes 1906 1913 -- 1914 -- 1907 1908 1909 -- 1911 1912 1913 rider faber.jpg françois faber
 françois faber
françois faber

françois faber -lrb- ; 26 january 1887 -- 9 may 1915 -rrb- 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 .
