Roland Liboton
Personal information
Born (1957-03-06) 6 March 1957 (ageย 69)
Leuven, Belgium
Team information
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1979โ€“1980Marc Zeep Savonโ€“Superia
1981โ€“1982Vermeer Thijs
1982โ€“1987Guerciotti
1988โ€“1989AD Rentingโ€“Mini-Flatโ€“Enerday
1990Flandersโ€“Santin
1990โ€“1991IOCโ€“Tulip Computers
1992Rocket Productions
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Championships (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984)
National Championships (1980โ€“1989)
Medal record
Representing ย Belgium
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal โ€“ first place 1980 Wetzikon Elite race
Gold medal โ€“ first place 1982 Lanarvily Elite race
Gold medal โ€“ first place 1983 Birmingham Elite race
Gold medal โ€“ first place 1984 Oss Elite race
Silver medal โ€“ second place 1981 Tolosa Elite race

Roland Liboton (born 6 March 1957) is a Belgian former cyclo-cross racer. Liboton won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1980, 1982, 1983, and 1984, was the Belgian national champion for a record of ten successive years from 1980 to 1989.[1] He also won the Superprestige in 1985, 1986 and 1988.[2] In total, Liboton won 65 major cyclo-cross races.[3]

Liboton also occasionally competed in road races, having ridden in the 1981 Tour de France. He retired from professional competition in 1992.[4]

In 2002, Roland Liboton was introduced in the UCI Cycling Hall of Fame[5]

Liboton became an honorary citizen of Aarschot, Belgium in 2023.[6]

Roland Liboton in 2013

Major results

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Cyclo-cross

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1975โ€“1976
1st National Junior Championships
1977โ€“1978
1st UCI World Amateur Championships
1st National Amateur Championships
1st Overijse II
2nd Overijse I
1978โ€“1979
2nd Overijse I
1979โ€“1980
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
1st Overijse II
2nd Overijse I
3rd Diegem
1980โ€“1981
1st National Championships
1st Overijse I
1st Overijse II
1st Niel
1st Diegem
1st Zรผrich-Waid
2nd UCI World Championships
2nd Steinmaur
3rd Gavere
1981โ€“1982
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
1st Overijse I
1st Overijse II
2nd Zรผrich-Waid
3rd Diegem
1982โ€“1983
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
Superprestige
1st Diegem
1st Overijse
1st Niel
1st Overijse
2nd Wetzikon
3rd Koksijde
1983โ€“1984
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
Superprestige
1st Valkenswaard
1st Overijse
1st Diegem
1st Zillebeke
1st Gavere
1st Overijse
1st Niel
1st Steinmaur
1st Wetzikon
1984โ€“1985
1st National Championships
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Roma
1st Oss
1st Diegem
2nd Zรผrich-Waid
2nd Valkenswaard
1st Overijse
1985โ€“1986
1st National Championships
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Overijse
1st Diegem
2nd Oss
2nd Zillebeke
2nd Gavere
3rd Valkenswaard
1st Gieten
1st Niel
1st Koksijde
1st Loenhout
1986โ€“1987
1st National Championships
Superprestige
1st Diegem
3rd Overijse
1st Koksijde
1st Overijse
2nd Niel
1987โ€“1988
1st National Championships
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Zarautz
1st Roma
1st Overijse
1st Diegem
1st Gavere
1st Wetzikon
1st Zillebeke
2nd Oss
1st Gieten
1st Niel
1988โ€“1989
1st National Championships
Superprestige
1st Diegem
1st Loenhout
2nd Niel
1989โ€“1990
2nd National Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Remco Evenepoel wint Vรฉlo d'Or". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ Van de Gejuchte, Dirk & Sergent, Pascal: "La Gloire Dans Les Labours". Editions de Eecloonaar, 1996. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Home >> Riders>>Roland Liboton". cyclocross24.com. 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Roland Liboton". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
  5. ^ "The Cycling Hall of Fame: Eddy Merckx". Rouleur.
  6. ^ Guns, Jeroen (25 August 2023). "Roland Liboton is blij met Aarschots ereburgerschap, maar: "Ik had het al vroeger verwacht"". Sporza (in Dutch).
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Sport in Belgium

wins between 1966 and 1973. Other multiple Belgian world champions are Roland Liboton (4 titles), Mario De Clercq (3), Wout van Aert (3), Erwin Vervecken

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships โ€“ Men's elite race

Vermeireย (BEL) 1980 ย Roland Libotonย (BEL) ย Klaus-Peter Thalerย (GER) ย Hennie Stamsnijderย (NED) 1981 ย Hennie Stamsnijderย (NED) ย Roland Libotonย (BEL) ย Albert Zweifelย (SUI)

Baloiseโ€“Trek Lions

sportifs include two former Cyclo-Cross World Champions โ€“ Danny De Bie and Roland Liboton. As of 24 July 2023. Bekaert retired on 26 February. Van Den Boer is

Diegem Cross

Bie 1988 Roland Liboton 1987 Roland Liboton 1986 Roland Liboton 1985 Roland Liboton 1984 Roland Liboton 1983 Roland Liboton 1982 Roland Liboton 1981 Roger

Leuven

politician (b. 1955) Patrick de Radiguรจs, racing driver and sailor (b. 1956) Roland Liboton, cyclist, four-time cyclo-cross world champion (b. 1957) Didier de Radiguรจs

1980 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

RANK NAME TIME ย Roland Libotonย (BEL) 1:01:17 ย Klaus-Peter Thalerย (BRD) + 0:19 ย Hennie Stamsnijderย (NED) + 0:19 4. ย Albert Zweifelย (SUI) + 0:22 5. ย Peter

1983 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

RANK NAME TIME ย Roland Libotonย (BEL) 53:17 ย Albert Zweifelย (SUI) + 0:09 ย Klaus-Peter Thalerย (BRD) + 0:10 4. ย Reinier Groenendaalย (NED) + 1:06 5. ย Hennie

Druivencross

with multiple Cyclocross world champion Roland Liboton being the record holder in the event with 15 wins. Liboton is followed by the De Vlaeminck brothers