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 Planckaert in 1962 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Fullย name | Joseph Planckaert |
| Born | 4 May 1934 Poperinge, Belgium |
| Died | 22 May 2007 (agedย 73) Otegem. Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1954โ1965 | โ |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 โ 22 May 2007[1]) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He is considered one of the best Belgian cyclists of the 1950s and 1960s.
His best season was 1962, when he became Belgian champion at the Citadel of Namur. He won ParisโNice and the Tour de Luxembourg, won LiรจgeโBastogneโLiรจge, and finished second in the Tour de France. He also won Omloop Het Volk in 1958 and Four Days of Dunkirk in 1957, 1960, and 1963.
In the Tour de France, he finished in the top 20 six times in the final standings. In 1961, he won the 6th stage. In 1962, he wore the yellow jersey for 7 consecutive days. Planckaert retired in 1965.
Major results
edit- 1954
- Gent-Staden
- GP d'Isbuerges
- Liedekerke
- Langemark
- 1955
- Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen
- Kuurne โ Brussel โ Kuurne
- 1956
- Moorsele
- Zwevegem
- Kortrijk
- 1957
- Diksmuide
- Four days of Dunkirk
- Sint-Amands
- 1958
- Trofeo Fenaroli
- Omloop Het Volk
- Zwevegem
- 1959
- Nationale sluitingsprijs
- Beernem
- Braine-le-Comte
- 1960
- Kuurne โ Brussel โ Kuurne
- Four days of Dunkirk
- Vichte
- 1961
- Handzame
- Gullegem
- Oostende
- Zwevegem
- Wortegem
- 1962
- Bellegem
- Grand Prix du Parisien
- ParisโNice
- LiรจgeโBastogneโLiรจge
- Tour de Luxembourg
ย Belgium national road race champion- Zwevegem
- Visรฉ
- 1963
- Ploรซrdut
- Handzame
- Four days of Dunkirk
- Kortrijk
- Wortegem
- 1964
- GP du Tournaisis
- Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
- Wetteren
- Kemzeke
- 1965
- Ruiselede
Tour de France results
edit- 1957 Tour de France โ 16th
- 1958 Tour de France โ 6th
- 1959 Tour de France โ 17th
- 1960 Tour de France โ 5th
- 1961 Tour de France โ 15th; winner of 6th stage
- 1962 Tour de France โ 2nd
- 1965 Tour de France โ 56th
Teams
edit- 1954 โ Alcyon-Dunlop
- 1955 โ Elvรฉ-Peugeot
- 1956 โ Elvรฉ-Peugeot
- 1957 โ Peugeot-BP
- 1958 โ Carpano
- 1959 โ Carpano
- 1960 โ Flandria-Wiel's
- 1961 โ Wiel's-Flandria
- 1962 โ Flandria-Faema
- 1963 โ Faema-Flandria
- 1964 โ Flandria-Romeo
- 1965 โ Solo-Superia
References
edit- ^ Dรฉcรจs de Joseph Planckaert. rtbf.be. 22 May 2007 (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jef Planckaert.
- Jef Planckaert at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Official Tour de France results for Jef Planckaert Archived 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
