Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 – 22 May 2007Décès de Joseph Planckaert
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. He is seen as one of the best Belgian cyclists of the 1950s and 1960s. His best season was 1962, when on the

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he became Belgian champion, won Paris–Nice and the

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, won

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, and finished second in the

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. 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

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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 : 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 :

: national road race champion :Zwevegem :Visé ;1963 :Ploërdut :Handzame :Four days of Dunkirk :Kortrijk :Wortegem ;1964 :GP du Tournaisis :

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:Wetteren :Kemzeke ;1965 :Ruiselede

Tour de France results

* 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 *

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– 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 substitut ...

– 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Planckaert, Jef 1934 births 2007 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Poperinge People from Zwevegem Tour de Suisse stage winners Sportspeople from West Flanders