Jef Planckaert


Joseph "Jef" Planckaert 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 1962 [Tour de France|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
;1955
;1956
;1957
;1958
;1959
;1960
;1961
;1962
;1963
;1964
;1965

Tour de France results

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