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 ParisâÂÂRoubaix, 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.
Eddy Planckaert is the brother of fellow cyclists Willy and Walter Planckaert. Eddy is also the uncle of Jo Planckaert and the father of Francesco Planckaert. More than 10 years after his cycling career, the former racer got back into the public eye with a long running reality TV show about his family life, on Vtm.
After the 2016 ParisâÂÂRoubaix, Planckaert declared that second-placed Tom Boonen should have made a deal with eventual winner Mathew Hayman in order to fix the race and let Boonen win.
Major results
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1974
1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships
1975
1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships
1977
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
1978
1st De Vlaamse Pijl
1st GentâÂÂStaden
1979
1st De Vlaamse Pijl
1st GentâÂÂStaden
Tour de Wallonie
: 1st Stage 2, 3 and 6
1st Kattekoers
1980
1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
1st Kattekoers
2nd Grand Prix de Waregem
1981
Tour de France
: 1st Stage 14
1st Omloop MandelâÂÂLeieâÂÂSchelde
Three Days of BrugesâÂÂDe Panne
: 1st Stage 2
1st Delta Profronde
Tour de Luxembourg
: 1st Stage 2
2nd Flèche Hesbignonne
1982
Vuelta a España
: 1st Stages 1a, 1b, 2, 3, and 12
Three Days of BrugesâÂÂDe Panne
: 1st Stage 2
Tour of the Basque Country
: 1st Stages 3 and 5a
2nd Tour of Flanders
2nd Brabantse Pijl
1983
1st Brabantse Pijl
1st BrusselsâÂÂIngooigem
ParisâÂÂNice
: 1st Stage 1
Four Days of Dunkirk
: 1st Stages 2 and 5b
3rd KuurneâÂÂBrusselsâÂÂKuurne
1984
1st Overall Tour of Belgium
: 1st Stages 2, 4a and 4b
1st Omloop Het Volk
ParisâÂÂNice
: 1st Stages 1 and 5
1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise
1st ÃÂtoile de Bessèges
: 1st Stages 1, 2a and 3b
Tour de Suisse
: 1st Stage 8b
Tour Méditerranéen
: 1st Stages 2, 4a and 4db
Three Days of BrugesâÂÂDe Panne
: 1st Stage 2
Four Days of Dunkirk
: 1st Stage 2
1st GP Marcel Kint
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1985
1st Omloop Het Volk
Vuelta a España
:1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
ParisâÂÂNice
: 1st Stages 1 & 3
Tour of Belgium
: 1st Stage 4
Tour of the Netherlands
: 1st Stage 2
Three Days of BrugesâÂÂDe Panne
: 1st Stage 2
Ronde van Nederland
: 1st Stage 2
1st Acht van Chaam
3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
3rd Delta Profronde
1986
Tour de France
: 1st Stage 8
Vuelta a España
: 1st Stages 3 and 7
1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise
ÃÂtoile de Bessèges
: 1st Stage 1
Three Days of BrugesâÂÂDe Panne
: 1st Stage 3
Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
: 1st Stages 1, 3, 4b and 5
Tour of Belgium
: 1st Stage 1
2nd Brabantse Pijl
2nd BrusselsâÂÂIngooigem
1987
1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
ParisâÂÂNice
: 1st Stage 2
Giro d'Italia
: 1st Stage 5
Tour Méditerranéen
: 1st Stages 2 & 3
2nd Grand Prix de Denain
1988
1st Tour of Flanders
Tour de France
:1st Points classification
Four Days of Dunkirk
: 1st Stage 1
2nd Scheldeprijs
3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1989
1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
Vuelta a España
: 1st Stage 5
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
1990
1st ParisâÂÂRoubaix
TirrenoâÂÂAdriatico
: 1st Stage 7
Euskal Bizikleta
: 1st Stage 3
Vuelta a Asturias
: 1st Stage 6
1st Tour of Limburg
1991
5th Milan San Remo
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