Emiel Planckaert

Emiel Planckaert
Planckaert in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameEmiel Planckaert
Born (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamDecock–Van Eyck–Van Mossel Devos–Capoen
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2013–2014Avia–Crabbé
2015–2017Lotto–Soudal U23
2022–Decock–Van Eyck–Van Mossel Devos–Capoen
Professional teams
2017Lotto–Soudal (stagiaire)
2018–2020Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise[1][2]

Emiel Planckaert (born 22 October 1996) is a Belgian road cyclist, who rides for Belgian amateur team Decock–Van Eyck–Van Mossel Devos–Capoen.[3] He previously rode professionally between 2017 and 2020 for the Lotto–Soudal and Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise teams,[4] before retiring from professional racing at the end of the 2020 season, planning to continue to compete as an amateur.[5]

  1. ^ "Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 2019 met 22 renners" [Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2019 with 22 riders]. Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise (in Dutch). Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Emiel Planckaert". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ Fruyt, Hans (22 December 2020). "Emiel Planckaert steeds zonder ploeg: "Ik ben realistisch en besef dat het gedaan is met koersen"" [Emiel Planckaert always without a team: "I am realistic and I realize that races are done"]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ Fruyt, Hans (12 February 2022). "Emiel Planckaert hervat bij de elite zonder contract: "Op zoek naar plezier in het koersen"" [Emiel Planckaert resumes with the elite without a contract: "Looking for fun in racing"]. hln.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2022.