Jef Planckaert

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.

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.

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