Roland Liboton

Roland Liboton
Personal information
Born (1957-03-06) 6 March 1957 (age 67)
Leuven, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1979–1980Marc Zeep Savon–Superia
1981–1982Vermeer Thijs
1982–1987Guerciotti
1988–1989AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday
1990Flanders–Santin
1990–1991IOC–Tulip Computers
1992Rocket Productions
Major wins
Cyclo-cross Championships
UCI CX World Championship
(1980, 1982, 1983, 1984)
National CX Championships
(1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Wetzikon Elite race
Gold medal – first place 1982 Lanarvily Elite race
Gold medal – first place 1983 Birmingham Elite race
Gold medal – first place 1984 Oss Elite race
Silver medal – second place 1981 Tolosa Elite race

Roland Liboton (born 6 March 1957) is a Belgian former cyclo-cross racer. Liboton won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1980, 1982, 1983, and 1984, was the Belgian national champion for ten successive years from 1980 to 1989. He also won the Superprestige in 1985, 1986 and 1988.[1] Liboton also occasionally competed in road races, having ridden in the 1981 Tour de France. He retired from professional competition in 1992.[2]

In 2002, Roland Liboton was introduced in the UCI Cycling Hall of Fame[3]

Roland Liboton in 2013
  1. ^ Van de Gejuchte, Dirk & Sergent, Pascal: "La Gloire Dans Les Labours". Editions de Eecloonaar, 1996. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Roland Liboton". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
  3. ^ "The Cycling Hall of Fame: Eddy Merckx". Rouleur.