Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 – 22 May 2007Décès de Joseph Planckaert
rtbf.be. 22 May 2007 ) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He is seen as one of the best Belgian cyclists of the 1950s and 1960s. His best season was 1962, when on the citadel of Namen he became

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, won

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and the Tour de Luxembourg, won Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and finished second in the Tour de France. He also won

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in 1958, and

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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

;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 :

: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 :

: Liège–Bastogne–Liège : Tour de Luxembourg : 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

1957 Tour de France The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 27 June to 20 July. It was composed of 22 stages over . The 1957 Tour was the first win for Jacques Anquetil, who won the Tour five times over his career. The ...

– 16th *

1958 Tour de France The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 26 June to 19 July. The total race distance was 24 stages over . The yellow jersey for the leader in the general classification changed owner a record 11 times ...

– 6th *

1959 Tour de France The 1959 Tour de France was the 46th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 18 July. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over . The race was won by Spanish cyclist Federico Bah ...

– 17th * 1960 Tour de France – 5th * 1961 Tour de France – 15th; winner 6th stage *

1962 Tour de France The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race consisted of 22 stages, including two split stages, starting in Nancy on 24 June and finishing at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 15 J ...

– 2nd *

1965 Tour de France The 1965 Tour de France was the 52nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 22 June and 14 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . In his first year as a professional, Felice Gimondi, a substitute ...

– 56th

Teams

* 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

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Jef Planckaert
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