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Roland Liboton
Personal information
Born (1957-03-06) 6 March 1957 (age 67)
Leuven, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • 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

    Major results[edit]

    Road[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]

    1. ^ 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]


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