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Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 – 22 May 2007[1]) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He is seen as one of the best Belgian cyclists of the 1950s and 1960s.
 Planckaert in 1962 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Planckaert |
| Born | 4 May 1934 Poperinge, Belgium |
| Died | 22 May 2007 (aged 73) Otegem. Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1954–1965 | – |
| Major wins | |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1962) Omloop Het Volk (1958) Four Days of Dunkirk (1957, 1960 and 1963) | |
His best season was 1962, when on the citadel of Namen he became Belgian champion, won Paris–Nice and the Tour de Luxembourg, won Liège–Bastogne–Liège, 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 6 times in the top 20 in the final standings. In 1961 he won the 6th stage. In 1962, Planckaert 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 – Brussel – 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 – Brussel – Kuurne
- Four days of Dunkirk
- Vichte
- 1961
- Handzame
- Gullegem
- Oostende
- Zwevegem
- Wortegem
- 1962
- Bellegem
- Grand Prix du Parisien
- Paris–Nice
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Tour de Luxembourg
Belgium national road race champion- Zwevegem
- Visé
- 1963
- Ploërdut
- 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 – 16th
- 1958 Tour de France – 6th
- 1959 Tour de France – 17th
- 1960 Tour de France – 5th
- 1961 Tour de France – 15th; winner 6th stage
- 1962 Tour de France – 2nd
- 1965 Tour de France – 56th
Teams
edit- 1954 – Alcyon-Dunlop
- 1955 – Elvé-Peugeot
- 1956 – Elvé-Peugeot
- 1957 – Peugeot-BP
- 1958 – Carpano
- 1959 – Carpano
- 1960 – Flandria-Wiel's
- 1961 – Wiel's-Flandria
- 1962 – Flandria-Faema
- 1963 – Faema-Flandria
- 1964 – Flandria-Romeo
- 1965 – Solo-Superia
References
edit- ^ Décès 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 (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Jef Planckaert