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Eddy Planckaert

1958 - Today

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Eddy Planckaert (born 22 September 1958) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. In 1988, Planckaert enjoyed perhaps his best year by capturing the green jersey (points competition) at the 1988 Tour de France and winning the Tour of Flanders. In 1990, he won Paris–Roubaix, his second monumental classic, with the closest finish in the race's history beating Canadian Steve Bauer by less than a cm. A strong sprinter, Planckaert is one of the riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eddy Planckaert is the 365th most popular cyclist (down from 327th in 2019), the 798th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 799th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Eddy Planckaert ranks 365 out of 1,613. Before him are Annemiek van Vleuten, Frank Hoste, Peter Winnen, Günter Haritz, Andreas Klöden, and Rafał Majka. After him are Roberto Heras, Serhiy Honchar, Ronald Stretton, Robert Fowler, Joaquim Rodríguez, and Jens Voigt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Eddy Planckaert ranks 467. Before him are Alain Couriol, Serik Akhmetov, Franco Forini, Mark Lester, Alexander Wendt, and Martin Whitmarsh. After him are Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, Shalva Natelashvili, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Juninho Fonseca, Michel De Wolf, and Adolf Lu Hitler Marak.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Eddy Planckaert ranks 798 out of 1,190. Before him are Olivier Gourmet (1963), Pierre Rapsat (1948), Gilbert Stork (1921), Frank Hoste (1955), Désiré Beaurain (1881), and Alain de Changy (1922). After him are Michel De Wolf (1958), Philippe Adams (1969), Petra De Sutter (1963), Paolo Ferrari (1929), Nico Claesen (1962), and Joseph Van Ingelgem (1912).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Eddy Planckaert ranks 56. Before him are Johan Bruyneel (1964), Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Remco Evenepoel (2000), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), Etienne De Wilde (1958), and Frank Hoste (1955). After him are Greg Van Avermaet (1985), Rudy Dhaenens (1961), Bradley Wiggins (1980), Daniel Willems (1956), Peter Van Petegem (1970), and Wouter Weylandt (1984).

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