# 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

| Grand Tour | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 69 | 69 | 69 | — | — |
| Tour de France | 26 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 54 | 46 | 10 | 40 | 82 | DNF | 95 | DNF | 119 | — | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |