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

His best season was 1962, when on the citadel of Namen he became Belgian champion, 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.

Jef Planckaert

In the Tour de France he finished 6 times in the top 20 in the final standings. In 1961 he won the 6th stage. In 1962, Planckaert wore the yellow jersey for 7 consecutive days. Planckaert retired in 1965.

Jef Planckaert

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

Grand Prix du Parisien

Paris–Nice

Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Tour de Luxembourg

national road race champion

Zwevegem

Visé

1963

Ploërdut

Handzame

Four days of Dunkirk

Kortrijk

Wortegem

1964

GP du Tournaisis

Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen

Wetteren

Kemzeke

1965

Ruiselede

Tour de France results

1957 Tour de France – 16th

1958 Tour de France – 6th

1959 Tour de France – 17th

1960 Tour de France – 5th

1961 Tour de France – 15th; winner 6th stage

1962 Tour de France – 2nd

1965 Tour de France – 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

Official Tour de France results for Jef Planckaert

1934 births

2007 deaths

Belgian male cyclists

People from Poperinge

People from Zwevegem

Tour de Suisse stage winners

Sportspeople from West Flanders

Jef Planckaert