Henk Lubberding

Henk Lubberding (born 4 August 1953 in Voorst) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1977 to 1992.

As an amateur, he finished third in the 1976 Tour de l'Avenir. The following year he turned professional with the Dutch cycling team TI–Raleighof Peter Post. Lubberding stayed his entire career in teams directed by Post. In 1978, Lubberding was road race champion of the Netherlands and won a stage in the 1978 Tour de France, finishing eighth overall and best young rider. He was a good mountain climber despite being tall, and from the low lands of Holland.

After team leader Hennie Kuiper left, Lubberding and Paul Wellens became co-leaders and Lubberding performed well throughout 1979 with high placings in Paris–Nice, the Amstel Gold Race, Gent–Wevelgem, Tour de Romandie, Rund um den Henninger-Turm and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He won the Dutch road race title again and finished 18th in the 1979 Tour de France. His role of team leader ended in 1979.

Lubberding helped Jan Raas win the world championship in 1979. He also helped Joop Zoetemelk win the 1980 Tour de France. He won two more stages in the Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in 1988.

Lubberding worked on his farm, even during his racing period.

He retired at the end of 1992 with 58 victories including Gent–Wevelgem.

Major results

1975

1st Ronde van Limburg

1976

3rd Overall Trophée Peugeot de l'Avenir 1st Stage 6

1977

2nd Tour du Haut Var

7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1978

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Stage 4a Tour de Suisse

2nd Overall Tour d'Indre-et-Loire

6th Overall Paris–Nice

8th Overall Tour de France 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 10

8th La Flèche Wallonne

8th Grand Prix des Nations

10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

1979

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Prologue Tour d'Indre-et-Loire

2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2nd Amstel Gold Race

2nd Rund um den Henninger-Turm

3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Prologue

3rd Grand Prix de Cannes

3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Bert Oosterbosch)

4th Overall Paris–Nice

5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

5th Gent–Wevelgem

5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

8th Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 9a

8th Brabantse Pijl

9th Milano–Torino

9th Züri-Metzgete

1980

1st Gent–Wevelgem

1st Stage 7a (ITT) Volta a Catalunya

2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen 1st Stage 5

5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 1st Stage 2

6th La Flèche Wallonne

7th Overall Paris–Nice

8th Road race, National Road Championships

8th Overall Ronde van Nederland 1st Stage 5b (TTT)

9th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

10th Overall Tour de France 1st Stages 1b (TTT), 3 & 7a (TTT)

10th Paris–Brussels

1981

Tour de France 1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 4 (TTT)

5th Overall Tour de Suisse

5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

6th Road race, National Road Championships

6th Grand Prix Pino Cerami

7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

9th Overall Ronde van Nederland 1st Stage 5b (TTT)

1982

1st Stage 9a (TTT) Tour de France

1st Stage 5b (TTT) Ronde van Nederland

5th Road race, National Road Championships

9th Gent–Wevelgem

1983

1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

2nd Ronde van Limburg

5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

7th Overall Volta a Catalunya

8th Overall Ronde van Nederland 1st Stage 3b (TTT)

10th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 13

10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

1984

1st Stage 7 (TTT) Ronde van Nederland

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

6th La Flèche Wallonne

1985

1st Overall Tour of Norway 1st Stage 2

1st Stage 4a Tour Méditerranéen

1st Stage 5b (TTT) Ronde van Nederland

4th Veenendaal–Veenendaal

5th Züri-Metzgete

1986

8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges

9th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

1987

3rd Rund um den Henninger-Turm

1988

Tour de France 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Held after Stage 5

4th Grand Prix d'Isbergues

10th Overall Ronde van Nederland

1989

2nd Overall Tour de Trump 1st Stage 2

8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues

1992

6th Veenendaal–Veenendaal

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

See also

• List of Dutch cyclists who have led the Tour de France general classification

External links

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• 2019-02-26 at the Wayback Machine