Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 – 22 May 2007Décès de Joseph Planckaert
rtbf.be. 22 May 2007 ) was a Belgian

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. He is considered one of the best Belgian cyclists of the 1950s and 1960s. His best season was 1962, when he became Belgian champion at the

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. He won

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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

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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

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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 :

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: 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 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 Ba ...

– 17th *

1960 Tour de France The 1960 Tour de France was the 47th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 17 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . The race featured 128 riders, of which 81 f ...

– 5th *

1961 Tour de France The 1961 Tour de France was the 48th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place between 25 June and 16 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . Out of the 132 riders who started the tour, ...

– 15th; winner of 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 Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The race consisted of 22 race stage, stages, including two split stages, starting in Nancy, France, Nancy on 24 June and fi ...

– 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 Sportspeople from Poperinge People from Zwevegem Tour de Suisse stage winners Cyclists from West Flanders 20th-century Belgian sportsmen