Edward Klabiński (7 August 1920 – 4 March 1997) was a professional

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from

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. He was the first cyclist from Poland to take part in the

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. He finished in 34th place at the

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. He also rode in the

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where he finished 2nd on two stages, and placed 18th overall. Klabiński won the first edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.

Major results

Sources: *1947 ** 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ** 1st Charleroi - Chaudfontaine ** 1st Critérium de Charleroi ** 1st Prix Petitjean ** 2nd Hautmont ** 3rd Paris-Valenciennes *1948 ** 1st Grand Prix de Saint-Quentin ** 1st Lille - Calais - Lille ** 3rd

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** 3rd Tourcoing-Dunkerque-Tourcoing *1949 ** 1st Lille - Calais - Lille *1950 ** 1st

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** 1st Lille - Calais - Lille ** 1st Stage 3

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** 6th

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** 9th Paris-Bruxelles ** 9th

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*1951 ** 6th

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*1952 ** 6th Overall

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*1953 ** 8th Overall

*1954 ** 1st Stages 8 & 9

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*1956 ** 1st Stage 1 Tour de Champagne

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

Biography in French
1920 births 1997 deaths Polish male cyclists Sportspeople from Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia Cyclists from Arnsberg (region) Polish expatriates in Germany Polish emigrants to France 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub