Belgian cyclist
Eddy Planckaert (born 22 September 1958 in Nevele ) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist . In 1988, Planckaert enjoyed perhaps his best year by capturing the green jersey (points competition) at the 1988 Tour de France and winning the Tour of Flanders . In 1990, he won Paris–Roubaix , his second monumental classic , with the closest finish in the race's history beating Canadian Steve Bauer by less than a cm.[1] A strong sprinter, Planckaert is one of the riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours .[2]
Eddy Planckaert is the brother of fellow cyclists Willy and Walter Planckaert . Eddy is also the uncle of Jo Planckaert and the father of Francesco Planckaert. More than 10 years after his cycling career, the former racer got back into the public eye with a long running reality TV show about his family life, on Vtm.
Cobble stone memorizing Planckaert's 1990 win in Paris–Roubaix After the 2016 Paris–Roubaix , Planckaert declared that second-placed Tom Boonen should have made a deal with eventual winner Mathew Hayman in order to fix the race and let Boonen win.[3]
Planckaert holding his green jersey at the KOERS Museum in 2020.
Major results Source:[4]
1974 1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships 1975 1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships 1977 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships 1978 1st De Vlaamse Pijl 1st Gent–Staden 1979 1st De Vlaamse Pijl 1st Gent–Staden Tour de Wallonie 1st Stage 2, 3 and 6 1st Kattekoers 1980 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten 1st Kattekoers 2nd Grand Prix de Waregem 1981 Tour de France 1st Stage 14 1st Omloop Mandel–Leie–Schelde Three Days of Bruges–De Panne 1st Stage 2 1st Delta Profronde Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 2 2nd Flèche Hesbignonne 1982 Vuelta a España 1st Stages 1a, 1b, 2, 3, and 12 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne 1st Stage 2 Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stages 3 and 5a 2nd Tour of Flanders 2nd Brabantse Pijl 1983 1st Brabantse Pijl 1st Brussels–Ingooigem Paris–Nice 1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stages 2 and 5b 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 1984 1st Overall Tour of Belgium 1st Stages 2, 4a and 4b 1st Omloop Het Volk Paris–Nice 1st Stages 1 and 5 1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise 1st Étoile de Bessèges 1st Stages 1, 2a and 3b Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 8b Tour Méditerranéen 1st Stages 2, 4a and 4db Three Days of Bruges–De Panne 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stage 2 1st GP Marcel Kint 2nd Road race , National Road Championships 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1985 1st Omloop Het Volk Vuelta a España 1st Stages 1 & 4 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen Paris–Nice 1st Stages 1 & 3 Tour of Belgium 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Netherlands 1st Stage 2 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne 1st Stage 2 Ronde van Nederland 1st Stage 2 1st Acht van Chaam 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 3rd Delta Profronde 1986 Tour de France 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España 1st Stages 3 and 7 1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise Étoile de Bessèges 1st Stage 1 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne 1st Stage 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stages 1, 3, 4b and 5 Tour of Belgium 1st Stage 1 2nd Brabantse Pijl 2nd Brussels–Ingooigem 1987 1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Paris–Nice 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen 1st Stages 2 & 3 2nd Grand Prix de Denain 1988 1st Tour of Flanders Tour de France 1st Points classification Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stage 1 2nd Scheldeprijs 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1989 1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde Vuelta a España 1st Stage 5 2nd Road race , National Road Championships 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig 1990 1st Paris–Roubaix Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 7 Euskal Bizikleta 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 6 1st Tour of Limburg 1991 5th Milan San Remo
References ^ Birnie, Lionel (5 April 2010). "Cycle Sport's Classic Race: 1990 Paris-Roubaix". Cycling weekly . ^ "Eddy Planckaert". www.procyclingstats.com . 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. ^ Clarke, Stuart (29 April 2016). "Tom Boonen should have made a deal with Mathew Hayman to win Paris–Roubaix, says former winner". Cycling Weekly . ^ "Eddy Planckaert". FirstCycling.com . 22 July 2024.
External links Eddy Planckaert at Cycling Archives Eddy Planckaert at ProCyclingStats Official Tour de France results for Eddy Planckaert