Willy Planckaert

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Willy Planckaert at the Criterium Aalst 2008

Willy Planckaert (born April 5, 1944 in Nevele ) is a former Belgian cyclist .

Planckaert was a fast-paced driver who won a number of criteria as an amateur. In 1964, Willy Planckaert was second in the amateur road race at the 1964 UCI Road World Championships in Sallanches . Shortly before, he had won the Belgian military road racing championship. From 1965 to 1988 he drove as a professional. His greatest success during this long career was winning the green jersey at the 1966 Tour de France , in which he also won two stages.

Otherwise, Planckaert won numerous smaller races, such as in 1965 at Brussels-Charleroi-Brussels , in 1967 the Grand Prix Pino Cerami , in 1974 the Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden and the Omloop van het Houtland , in 1976 across Flanders and in 1977 the Étoile de Bessèges . At the Giro d'Italia 1967 he won three stages.

Willy Planckaert comes from a cycling family: his brothers are the racing cyclists Walter and Eddy Planckaert , his nephew is Francesco Planckaert and his son Jo Planckaert .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pascal Sergent, Guy Crasset, Herve Dauchy: Wereld Encyclopedie Wielrennen . Verlag Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2001, p. 1488 (Flemish).
  2. ↑ Cycling Dynasty Stays the Pace on nytimes.com , accessed July 5, 2011.

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personal data
SURNAME Planckaert, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Nevele