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Willem VS
March 18, 2025
Cycling
Next to the Sint-Amandus and Sint-Anna church in Otegem, on the side of the Zwevegemstraat, is the monument of Joseph 'Jef' Planckaert. The highlight of this cyclist's career was the year 1962. And that is exactly 60 years ago. He was then the winner of, among others, Paris-Nice, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Belgian road championship and the Tour of Luxembourg. In the Tour de France he finished second in the general classification, 4 minutes and 59 seconds behind winner Jacques Anquetil.
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Geert Vergauwe
August 22, 2023
Cycling
Jef Planckaert was a professional cyclist from 1956 to 1965. He is regarded as one of the best Belgian cyclists of the late fifties and early sixties. The highlight was …
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yuzosaito
July 3, 2019
Road cycling
A statue of a former Belgian national champion
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