Henk Lubberding

Henk Lubberding  (born 4 August 1953 in Voorst) is a Dutch former 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 yellow jersey as leader of the general classification 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 Trophée Peugeot de l'Avenir
 * 1st Stage 6


 * 1977
 * 2nd Tour du Haut Var
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía


 * 1978
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Stage 4a Tour de Suisse
 * 2nd Overall Tour d'Indre-et-Loire
 * 6th Overall Paris–Nice
 * 8th Overall Tour de France
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 10
 * 8th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 8th Grand Prix des Nations
 * 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen


 * 1979
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Prologue Tour d'Indre-et-Loire
 * 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 2nd Amstel Gold Race
 * 2nd Rund um den Henninger-Turm
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 1st Prologue
 * 3rd Grand Prix de Cannes
 * 3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Bert Oosterbosch)
 * 4th Overall Paris–Nice
 * 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 5th Gent–Wevelgem
 * 5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
 * 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 1st Stage 9a
 * 8th Brabantse Pijl
 * 9th Milano–Torino
 * 9th Züri-Metzgete


 * 1980
 * 1st Gent–Wevelgem
 * 1st Stage 7a (ITT) Volta a Catalunya
 * 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 6th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 7th Overall Paris–Nice
 * 8th Road race, National Road Championships
 * 8th Overall Ronde van Nederland
 * 1st Stage 5b (TTT)
 * 9th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
 * 10th Overall Tour de France
 * 1st Stages 1b (TTT), 3 & 7a (TTT)
 * 10th Paris–Brussels


 * 1981
 * Tour de France
 * 1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 4 (TTT)
 * 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
 * 6th Road race, National Road Championships
 * 6th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
 * 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 9th Overall Ronde van Nederland
 * 1st Stage 5b (TTT)


 * 1982
 * 1st Stage 9a (TTT) Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 5b (TTT) Ronde van Nederland
 * 5th Road race, National Road Championships
 * 9th Gent–Wevelgem


 * 1983
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 2nd Ronde van Limburg
 * 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 8th Overall Ronde van Nederland
 * 1st Stage 3b (TTT)
 * 10th Overall Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 13
 * 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen


 * 1984
 * 1st Stage 7 (TTT) Ronde van Nederland
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 6th La Flèche Wallonne


 * 1985
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Norway
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st Stage 4a Tour Méditerranéen
 * 1st Stage 5b (TTT) Ronde van Nederland
 * 4th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
 * 5th Züri-Metzgete


 * 1986
 * 8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
 * 9th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen


 * 1987
 * 3rd Rund um den Henninger-Turm


 * 1988
 * Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
 * Held Jersey yellow.svg after Stage 5
 * 4th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
 * 10th Overall Ronde van Nederland


 * 1989
 * 2nd Overall Tour de Trump
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues


 * 1992
 * 6th Veenendaal–Veenendaal