Eddy Planckaert

Eddy Planckaert (born 22 September 1958 in Nevele) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. 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.[1] A strong sprinter, Planckaert is one of the riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours.[2]

Eddy Planckaert

Eddy Planckaert give thanks to Fons De Wolf, Dwars door België 1988 (Maurice Terryn, collection KOERS. Museum van de Wielersport)
Personal information
Full name	Eddy Planckaert
Born	(1958-09-22) 22 September 1958 Nevele, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Major wins
Omloop Het Volk 1984, 1985 Tour de France green jersey 1988 Tour of Flanders 1988 Paris–Roubaix 1990

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.

Cobble stone memorizing Planckaert's 1990 win in Paris–Roubaix

After the 2016 Paris–Roubaix, 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.[3]