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Historic Overview Joseph Planckaert

Rider

Overall Rank122
NameJoseph PLANCKAERT
Country
  Belgium
Date of birth04-May-1934 - Poperinge (West Vlaanderen)
Date of death22-May-2007 - Zwevegem (West Vlaanderen)
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Biography

Joseph Planckaert

Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 – 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 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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

7 5 15

Major Victories

Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1962
Omloop Het Volk / Het Nieuwsblad 1958
Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne 1955, 1960
Paris - Nice 1962
4 Jours de Dunkerque 1957, 1960, 1963
Tour de Luxembourg 1962
Tour de Suisse - stages 1956 (1)
4 Jours de Dunkerque - stages 1957 (1), 1963 (1)
Tour de France - stages 1961 (1)
Deutschland Rundfahrt - stages 1960 (1)
Tour de Luxembourg - stages 1962 (1)
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Seasons

Joseph Planckaert - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1954 Alcyon - Dunlop 176 240
2. 1955 Elvé - Peugeot 415 138
3. 1956 Elvé - Peugeot 1013 39
4. 1957 Peugeot - BP - Dunlop 2163 6
5. 1958 Carpano 1797 13
6. 1959 Carpano 900 53
7. 1960 Wiel's - Flandria 2057 8
8. 1961 Wiel's - Flandria 1854 9
9. 1962 Flandria - Faema - Clément 3078 1
10. 1963 Faema - Flandria 1150 39
11. 1964 Flandria - Roméo 851 55
12. 1965 Solo - Superia 604 87
Overall: 16058 122