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]
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| Born | 6 March 1957 Leuven, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1979–1980 | Marc Zeep Savon–Superia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Vermeer Thijs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1987 | Guerciotti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Flanders–Santin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | IOC–Tulip Computers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Rocket Productions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyclo-cross Championships
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In 2002, Roland Liboton was introduced in the UCI Cycling Hall of Fame[3]
Major results
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edit- 1977
- 2nd Druivencross Overijse
- 1978
- 1st National CX Championships Amateurs
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 1979
- 2nd Druivencross Overijse
- 3rd Superprestige Diegem
- 1980
- 1st UCI World CX Championships
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Jaarmarktcross Niel
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 1st Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti
- 1981
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 2nd UCI CX World Championships
- 3rd Superprestige Diegem
- 1982
- 1st UCI World CX Championships
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Jaarmarktcross Niel
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 3rd Duinencross Koksijde
- 1983
- 1st UCI World CX Championships
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Jaarmarktcross Niel
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 1st Cyclocross Valkenswaard
- 1st Radquer Steinmaur
- 1984
- 1st UCI World CX Championships
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Azencross Loenhout
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Cyclo-cross Gavere
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 1st Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti
- 1st Cyclocross Roma
- 1st Cyclocross Oss
- 1st Cyclocross Zillebeke
- 2nd Cyclocross Zürich-Waid
- 2nd Cyclocross Valkenswaard
- 1985
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Azencross Loenhout
- 1st Jaarmarktcross Niel
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 1st Superprestige Gieten
- 1st Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti
- 1st Duinencross Koksijde
- 1st Cyclo-cross Superprestige 1984-85
- 2nd Cyclocross Oss
- 3rd Cyclocross Valkenswaard
- 1986
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 1st Cyclo-cross Superprestige 1985-86
- 1st Duinencross Koksijde
- 2nd Jaarmarktcross Niel
- 2nd Cyclo-cross Gavere
- 2nd Cyclocross Zillebeke
- 1987
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Jaarmarktcross Niel
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Druivencross Overijse
- 1st Superprestige Gieten
- 1st Cyclocross Rijkevorsel
- 1st Cyclocross Zarautz
- 1st Cyclocross Roma
- 2nd Cyclocross Oss
- 1988
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Superprestige Diegem
- 1st Cyclo-cross Gavere
- 1st Cyclocross Wetzikon
- 1st Cyclocross Zillebeke
- 1st Cyclocross Azencross Loenhout
- 1st Cyclo-cross Superprestige 1987-88
- 2nd Jaarmarktcross Niel
- 1989
- 1st Cyclocross Harnes
- 1990
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Cyclocross Essen
- 2nd Druivencross Overijse
References
edit- ^ Van de Gejuchte, Dirk & Sergent, Pascal: "La Gloire Dans Les Labours". Editions de Eecloonaar, 1996. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
- ^ "Roland Liboton". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
- ^ "The Cycling Hall of Fame: Eddy Merckx". Rouleur.
External links
edit- Roland Liboton at Cycling Archives
- Roland Liboton at ProCyclingStats
- Roland Liboton at CycleBase
- Roland Liboton bio at UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
- Guerciotti Team