Henk Lubberding

Henk Lubberding

Personal information
Full name	Henk Lubberding
Born	(1953-08-04) 4 August 1953 Voorst, Netherlands
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Young Rider Classification (1978) 3 individual stages Single-Day Races and Classics Dutch Road Race Championship (1978, 1979) Gent–Wevelgem (1980)

Henk Lubberding (born 4 August 1953 in Voorst) is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1977 to 1992.

As an amateur, he finished third in the 1976 Tour de l'Avenir. The following year he turned professional with the Dutch cycling team TI–Raleighof Peter Post. Lubberding stayed his entire career in teams directed by Post. In 1978, Lubberding was road race champion of the Netherlands and won a stage in the 1978 Tour de France, finishing eighth overall and best young rider. He was a good mountain climber despite being tall, and from the low lands of Holland.

After team leader Hennie Kuiper left, Lubberding and Paul Wellens became co-leaders and Lubberding performed well throughout 1979 with high placings in Paris–Nice, the Amstel Gold Race, Gent–Wevelgem, Tour de Romandie, Rund um den Henninger-Turm and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He won the Dutch road race title again and finished 18th in the 1979 Tour de France. His role of team leader ended in 1979.

Lubberding helped Jan Raas win the world championship in 1979. He also helped Joop Zoetemelk win the 1980 Tour de France. He won two more stages in the Tour de France and wore the maillot jaune in 1988.

Lubberding worked on his farm, even during his racing period.

He retired at the end of 1992 with 58 victories including Gent–Wevelgem.

Major results

1975

• 1st Ronde van Limburg

1976

• 3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
  • 1st Stage 6

1978

• 1st Dutch Road Race Championship
• 8th Overall Tour de France
  • 1st Young Rider Classification
  • 1st Stage 4 (TTT)
  • 1st Stage 10
• 1st Stage 4a Tour de Suisse

1979

• 1st Dutch Road Race Championship
• 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
• 1st Stage 8 (TTT) Tour de France
• 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
  • 1st Prologue
• 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse
• 1st Prologue Tour d'Indre-et-Loire

1980

• 1st Gent–Wevelgem
• 1st Stage 3 Tour de France
• 1st Stage 7a (TTT) Tour de France
• 1st Stage 7a Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
• 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
  • 1st Stage 5
• 1st Stage 2 Étoile de Bessèges

1981

• 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Tour de France
• 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France

1982

• 1st Stage 9a (TTT) Tour de France
• 1st Ronde van Midden-Zeeland

1983

• 1st Stage 13 Tour de France
• 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie

1984

• 1st Stage 4a Tour Méditerranéen

1988

• 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France

1989

• 2nd Overall Tour de Trump
  • 1st Stage 2

External links

• Palmarès of Henk Lubberding
• Henk Lubberding at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Official Tour de France results for Henk Lubberding

See also

• List of Dutch cyclists who have led the Tour de France general classification