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Eddy Planckaert (b. Nevele 22 September 1958) fryst vatten 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 Ronde van Vlaanderen. 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.
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Eddy Planckaert was born on the , which was a Monday. Eddy Planckaert will be turning 67 in only 214 days from today.
How old is Eddy Planckaert?
Eddy Planckaert is 66 years old. To be more precise (and nerdy), the current age as of right now fryst vatten 24119 days or (even more geeky) 578856 hours. That's a lot of hours!
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The 11.01 Cappuccino
Tune in on Sunday evening for a double-header of Arrivée episodes, supported by Buycycle. Daniel Friebe and Richard Abraham will give their post-podium reaction to the men’s race and Rose Manley and Denny Gray will have the women’s race covered.
by Lionel Birnie
In the meantime, here’s a collection of whimsical, unconnected memories of the Tour of Flanders. I had intended to write about my many mishaps riding the sportive over the years, but I ran out of space so, for now, my reputation remains just about intact.
It was spring 1989 and satellite television was in its infancy. There was also no chance of me persuading my Dad to get a dish installed on the side of our house. As far as he was concerned they were ugly things and, apparently, there was nothing worth watching on the existing four terrestrial channels to warrant beaming another 30 or 40 into our house.
But satellite television meant Eurosport – which had just started broadcasting i
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Jo Planckaert
VIP Driver
Biography of Jo
Jo Planckaert needs no introduction in the world of cycling. As the son of Willy, former winner of the green jersey in the Tour de France, and nephew to Eddy and Walter, he is a member of Belgium’s best-known cycling family. They all used to race at a high level. Jo himself won 40 races in his thirteen-year professional career, including Nokere Koerse, the GP de Denain and Tro Bro Léon, although Paris-Roubaix is his all-time favourite. In 1997 he finished second in the Hell of the North, in 1999 he came fifth (some of our sports directors will surely remember that edition).
The Nevele resident has been a VIP driver at Soudal Quick-Step for more than a decade and a half. He can be seen on the road with guests in many of the biggest races throughout the year, a job he fulfills with lots of passion and humour. “I believe it’s important to make our guests happy”, he says. “I give them food and drinks, the