Walter Planckaert

Walter Planckaert

Planckaert in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Walter Planckaert
Born	(1948-04-08) 8 April 1948 (age 73) Nevele, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1970	Geens-Watney[1]
1971	Goldor[1]
1972	Watney-Avia[1]
1973–1974	Watney-Maes[1]
1975	Maes-Watney[1]
1976	Maes-Rokado[1]
1977	Maes-Miniflat[1]
1978	C&A[1]
1979	Miniflat-VDB[1]
1980	Miniflat-Galli[1]
1981	Wickes-Splendor-Europ-Decor[1]
1982	Wickes-Splendor[1]
1983	Splendor-Euroshop[1]
1984–1985	Panasonic[1]
Managerial teams
1986–1992	Panasonic[2]
1993–1994	Novemail-Histor[2]
1997–2000	Palmans-Ideal[2]
2001–2002	Lotto-Adecco[2]
2004-	Chocolade Jacques[2]
Major wins
Tour of Flanders (1976) Amstel Gold Race (1972) E3 Prijs Vlaanderen (1976) Tour de France 1 stage (1978)

Walter Planckaert (born 8 April 1948 in Nevele) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He is the younger brother of Willy Planckaert, the older brother of Eddy Planckaert, and the uncle of Jo Planckaert.^[1] He had 74 victories in his professional career. After retiring from riding, he commenced a long career in team management, working for the Panasonic, Novemail-Histor, Palmans, Lotto-Adecco and Chocolade Jacques teams.^[2]

Major results[]

Walter Planckaert arrives first during Dwars door Vlaanderen 1977 (Maurice Terryn, collection: KOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing)

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• Walter Planckaert at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Walter Planckaert

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