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Eddy Planckaert

1958 - Today

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Eddy Planckaert (born 22 September 1958 in Nevele) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddy Planckaert has received more than 64,485 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Eddy Planckaert is the 327th most popular cyclist (down from 317th in 2019), the 799th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 712th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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  • 64k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Eddy Planckaerts by language

Over the past year Eddy Planckaert has had the most page views in the with 43,252 views, followed by English (8,628), and French (5,186). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (452.17%), Asturian (81.00%), and Finnish (43.66%)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Eddy Planckaert ranks 327 out of 1,613. Before him are Geraint Thomas, Joseph Rosemeyer, Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke, Cipriano Chemello, Hans-Henrik Ørsted, and Peter Winnen. After him are Greg Van Avermaet, Ludo Peeters, Urs Zimmermann, Bernt Johansson, Kim Andersen, and Roberto Visentini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Eddy Planckaert ranks 454. Before him are Scott Rudin, Gar Samuelson, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Arsinée Khanjian, Romy Müller, and Mariya Pinigina. After him are Luc Luycx, Reg E. Cathey, Victor Salva, Henry Jenkins, Adolf Lu Hitler Marak, and Lav Diaz.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Eddy Planckaert ranks 799 out of 1,190. Before him are Frans Peeraer (1913), Marie Gillain (1975), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), Philippe Albert (1967), Olivier Gourmet (1963), and Nacer Chadli (1989). After him are Luc Luycx (1958), Greg Van Avermaet (1985), Ludo Peeters (1953), Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (1866), Anne-Marie Lizin (1949), and Jordan Lukaku (1994).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Eddy Planckaert ranks 50. Before him are Jean Brankart (1930), Tom Boonen (1980), Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), Philippe Gilbert (1982), Johan Bruyneel (1964), and Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955). After him are Greg Van Avermaet (1985), Ludo Peeters (1953), Rudy Dhaenens (1961), Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Frank Hoste (1955), and Etienne De Wilde (1958).

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