Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke

Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke

Marc Madiot and Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (right)
Personal information
Full name Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
Born (1955-05-31) 31 May 1955
Mouscron, Belgium
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Track
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
19751979 Peugeot-Esso-Michelin
19801985 La Redoute
19861987 KAS
1988 Hitachi - Bosal
Managerial team(s)
19881999 Lotto
Major wins
Paris-Tours (1982)
Vuelta a España, 1 prologue
Infobox last updated on
15 January 2008

Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (born 31 May 1955 in Mouscron) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, track cyclist and directeur sportif. He is an uncle of Frank Vandenbroucke. He was a prologue specialist, winning 19 prologues throughout his career.

Cycling career

He won the one-day classic Blois-Chaville (a reconfigured version of Paris-Tours) in 1982. However, certain victory in the race was snatched from Laurent Fignon, who broke a pedal crank while in the lead near the finish.

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