Ludo Peeters is a former Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1974 to 1990. He rode ten editions of the Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

 and won 3 stages, one in 1980

1980 Tour de France

The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th Tour de France. The total distance was 3945.5 km over 22 stages, the average speed of the riders was 35.317 km/h....

, one in 1982

1982 Tour de France

The 1982 Tour de France was the 69th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 25, 1982. The total race distance was 22 stages over 2179 miles , with riders averaging 23.649 mph...

 and one in 1986

1986 Tour de France

The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. The total race distance was 4094 km, distributed over 23 stages and a prologue. It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour...

. He also wore the maillot jaune for one day in 1982

1982 Tour de France

The 1982 Tour de France was the 69th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 25, 1982. The total race distance was 22 stages over 2179 miles , with riders averaging 23.649 mph...

 after his stage win and also in 1984

1984 Tour de France

The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st Tour de France, run over 4020.9 km in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July 1984.French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating former teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour...

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Palmarès

1974

Ronde van de Kempen

Petegem-aan-de-Leie

1975

Eine

Strijpen

Wingene

1977

Paris–Brussels

1978

Schaal Sels

Tour de Luxembourg

1979

Druivenkoers

Paris–Brussels

1980

Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen

Tour de France

1980 Tour de France

The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th Tour de France. The total distance was 3945.5 km over 22 stages, the average speed of the riders was 35.317 km/h....

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Winner stage 14

8th place overall classification

Winner combination classification

1981

Omloop van de Westkust De Panne

1982

Rund um den Henninger Turm

Tour de France

1982 Tour de France

The 1982 Tour de France was the 69th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 25, 1982. The total race distance was 22 stages over 2179 miles , with riders averaging 23.649 mph...

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Winner stage 1

Wearing yellow jersey

Yellow jersey

The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...

 for one day

1983

Rund um den Henninger Turm

Paris–Tours

1984

Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen

Tour de France

1984 Tour de France

The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st Tour de France, run over 4020.9 km in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July 1984.French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating former teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour...

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Wearing yellow jersey

Yellow jersey

The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...

 for one day

1985

Zürich-Metzgete

Paris–Tours

Tour of Belgium

Tour of Belgium

The Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...

1986

Tour de France

1986 Tour de France

The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. The total race distance was 4094 km, distributed over 23 stages and a prologue. It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour...

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Winner stage 7

1987

Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

External links

• Official Tour de France results for Ludo Peeters
• Ludo Peeters Cycling Team