Eddy Planckaert
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| Full name | Eddy Planckaert | ||
| Born | 22 September 1958 Nevele, Belgium |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||
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| Infobox last updated on 16 April 2007 |
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Eddy Planckaert (b. Nevele, 22 September 1958) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. In 1988, Planckaert enjoyed perhaps his best year by capturing the green jersey (points competition) at the 1988 Tour de France and winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen. 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. 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.
Eddy is the brother of fellow cyclists: Willy and Walter Planckaert. Eddy is also the uncle of Jo Planckaert and the father of Francesco Planckaert.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1981
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 14
- 1982
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 1A, 1B, 2 and 12
- 1983
- Brabantse Pijl
- 1984
- Tour of Belgium (and 3 stage wins)
- Omloop Het Volk
- Stage 3, Paris–Nice
- Stage 1, Paris–Nice
- Étoile de Bessèges
- 1985
- Omloop Het Volk
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 1 and 4
- 1986
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 8
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 3 and 7
- 1987
- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- Stage 2, Paris–Nice
- 1988
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Tour de France:
Winner Points Classification
- 1989
- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 1990
- Paris–Roubaix
- Stage 7, Tirreno–Adriatico
[edit] External links
- Eddy Planckaert profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Eddy Planckaert
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| Preceded by Jean-Marie Wampers |
Winner of Paris–Roubaix 1990 |
Succeeded by Marc Madiot |
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