Jef Planckaert

Jef Planckaert
	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
	Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (1961) Stage races ; Tour de Luxembourg (1962) Four Days of Dunkirk (1957, 1960, 1963) One-day races and Classics ; National Road Race Championships (1962) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1962) Omloop Het Volk (1958)

Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 – 22 May 2007^[1]) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He is considered one of the best Belgian cyclists of the 1950s and 1960s.

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His best season was 1962, when he became Belgian champion at the Citadel of Namur. He 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 in the top 20 six times in the final standings. In 1961, he won the 6th stage. In 1962, he wore the yellow jersey for 7 consecutive days. Planckaert retired in 1965.

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Jef Planckaert

Major results

Tour de France results

Teams

References

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