| Birth date | 6 March 1957 (age 69) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Leuven, Belgium |
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider |
| Proyears 1 | 1979–1980 |
| Proyears 2 | 1981–1982 |
| Proyears 3 | 1982–1987 |
| Proteam 3 | Guerciotti |
| Proyears 4 | 1988–1989 |
| Proyears 5 | 1990 |
| Proteam 5 | Flanders–Santin |
| Proyears 6 | 1990–1991 |
| Proyears 7 | 1992 |
| Proteam 7 | Rocket Productions |
| Majorwins |
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| Show-medals | no |
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 a record of ten successive years from 1980 to 1989.[1] He also won the Superprestige in 1985, 1986 and 1988.[2] In total, Liboton won 65 major cyclo-cross races.[3]
Liboton also occasionally competed in road races, having ridden in the 1981 Tour de France. He retired from professional competition in 1992.[4]
In 2002, Roland Liboton was introduced in the UCI Cycling Hall of Fame[5]
Liboton became an honorary citizen of Aarschot, Belgium in 2023.[6]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 1975–1976
- 1st National Junior Championships
- 1977–1978
- 1st UCI World Amateur Championships
- 1st National Amateur Championships
- 1st Overijse II
- 2nd Overijse I
- 1978–1979
- 2nd Overijse I
- 1979–1980
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Overijse II
- 2nd Overijse I
- 3rd Diegem
- 1980–1981
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Overijse I
- 1st Overijse II
- 1st Niel
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Zürich-Waid
- 2nd UCI World Championships
- 2nd Steinmaur
- 3rd Gavere
- 1981–1982
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Overijse I
- 1st Overijse II
- 2nd Zürich-Waid
- 3rd Diegem
- 1982–1983
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 1st National Championships
- Superprestige
- 1st Niel
- 1st Overijse
- 2nd Wetzikon
- 3rd Koksijde
- 1983–1984
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 1st National Championships
- Superprestige
- 1st Niel
- 1st Steinmaur
- 1st Wetzikon
- 1984–1985
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Overall Superprestige
- 1st Roma
- 1st Oss
- 1st Diegem
- 2nd Zürich-Waid
- 2nd Valkenswaard
- 1st Overijse
- 1985–1986
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Overall Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Niel
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Loenhout
- 1986–1987
- 1st National Championships
- Superprestige
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Overijse
- 2nd Niel
- 1987–1988
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Overall Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Niel
- 1988–1989
- 1st National Championships
- Superprestige
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Loenhout
- 2nd Niel
- 1989–1990
- 2nd National Championships
References
- ^ "Remco Evenepoel wint Vélo d'Or" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 2 December 2022.
- ^ Van de Gejuchte, Dirk & Sergent, Pascal: "La Gloire Dans Les Labours". Editions de Eecloonaar, 1996. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
- ^ "Home >> Riders>>Roland Liboton". cyclocross24.com. 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Roland Liboton". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
- ^ "The Cycling Hall of Fame: Eddy Merckx". Rouleur.
- ^ Guns, Jeroen (25 August 2023). "Roland Liboton is blij met Aarschots ereburgerschap, maar: "Ik had het al vroeger verwacht"" (in Dutch). Sporza