Jef Planckaert

Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 May 1934 – 22 May 2007 ) was a Belgian racing cyclist. 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 Citadel of Namur. He 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.

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 yellow jersey 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 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 of 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