Roland Liboton

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]

Born (1957-03-06) 6 March 1957 (age 69)
Leuven, Belgium

Discipline

• Cyclo-cross
• Road

RoleRider

1979–1980Marc Zeep Savon–Superia

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Roland Liboton

Personal information
Born	(1957-03-06) 6 March 1957 (age 69) Leuven, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Cyclo-cross Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1979–1980	Marc Zeep Savon–Superia
1981–1982	Vermeer Thijs
1982–1987	Guerciotti
1988–1989	AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday
1990	Flanders–Santin
1990–1991	IOC–Tulip Computers
1992	Rocket Productions
Major wins
Cyclo-cross World Championships (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984) National Championships (1980–1989)
Medal record Representing  Belgium Men's cyclo-cross World Championships 1980 Wetzikon Elite race 1982 Lanarvily Elite race 1983 Birmingham Elite race 1984 Oss Elite race 1981 Tolosa Elite race

Close

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]