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{{short description|Belgian cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Roland Liboton
| image = Opdracht AP erepodium v.l.n.r. Stamsnijder (2e), Liboton (1e) en Zweifel (3e), Bestanddeelnr 932-8744.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leuven]], Belgium
| height = 
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| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = {{ubl|[[Cyclo-cross]]|Road}}
| role = Rider
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| proyears1 = 1979–1980
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Marc|1979}}
| proyears2 = 1981–1982
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|Vermeer Thijs|1981}}
| proyears3 = 1982–1987
| proteam3 = Guerciotti
| proyears4 = 1988–1989
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|AD Renting|1988a}}
| proyears5 = 1990
| proteam5 = Flanders–Santin
| proyears6 = 1990–1991
| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|Tulip|1990}}
| proyears7 = 1992
| proteam7 = Rocket Productions
| majorwins = '''[[Cyclo-cross|Cyclo-cross Championships]]'''
:[[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|UCI CX World Championship]]
: (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984)
:[[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[cyclo-cross]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold | [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|1980 Wetzikon]]|Elite race}}
{{MedalGold | [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|1982 Lanarvily]]|Elite race}}
{{MedalGold | [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|1983 Birmingham]]|Elite race}}
{{MedalGold | [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|1984 Oss]]|Elite race}}
{{MedalSilver | [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|1981 Tolosa]]|Elite race}}
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'''Roland Liboton''' (born 6 March 1957) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] former [[cyclo-cross]] racer. Liboton won the [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]] in 1980, 1982, 1983, and 1984, was the [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|Belgian national champion]] for ten successive years from 1980 to 1989. He also won the [[Cyclo-cross Superprestige|Superprestige]] in 1985, 1986 and 1988.<ref>Van de Gejuchte, Dirk &amp; Sergent, Pascal: "La Gloire Dans Les Labours". Editions de Eecloonaar, 1996. Retrieved 29 June 2007.</ref> Liboton also occasionally competed in road races, having ridden in the [[1981 Tour de France]]. He retired from professional competition in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Roland Liboton |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=14305&y=1981#racedata |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2002, Roland Liboton was introduced in the [[UCI Hall of Fame|UCI Cycling Hall of Fame]]<ref name="eurosport374">{{cite web |title=The Cycling Hall of Fame: Eddy Merckx |url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/the-cycling-hall-of-fame-eddy-merckx |publisher=Rouleur |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Roland Liboton.jpg|thumb|260px|Roland Liboton in 2013]]

==Major results==

=== Road ===
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;1977
:2nd [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
;1978
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] National CX Championships Amateurs
:1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
;1979
:2nd [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
:3rd [[Superprestige Diegem]]
;1980
: 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px|alt=|link=Jersey rainbow]] [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|UCI World CX Championships]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Jaarmarktcross Niel]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 1st [[Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti]]
;1981
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|UCI CX World Championships]]
: 3rd [[Superprestige Diegem]]
;1982
: 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px|alt=|link=Jersey rainbow]] [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|UCI World CX Championships]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Jaarmarktcross Niel]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 3rd [[Duinencross Koksijde]]
;1983
: 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px|alt=|link=Jersey rainbow]] [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|UCI World CX Championships]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Jaarmarktcross Niel]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 1st Cyclocross Valkenswaard
: 1st [[:nl:Radquer Steinmaur|Radquer Steinmaur]]
;1984
: 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px|alt=|link=Jersey rainbow]] [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race|UCI World CX Championships]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Azencross|Azencross Loenhout]]
:  1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Cyclo-cross Gavere]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 1st [[Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti]]
: 1st Cyclocross Roma
: 1st Cyclocross Oss
: 1st Cyclocross Zillebeke
: 2nd Cyclocross Zürich-Waid
: 2nd Cyclocross Valkenswaard
;1985 
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Azencross|Azencross Loenhout]]
: 1st [[Jaarmarktcross Niel]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Gieten]]
: 1st [[Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti]]
: 1st [[Duinencross Koksijde]]
: 1st [[Cyclo-cross Superprestige]] 1984-85
: 2nd Cyclocross Oss
: 3rd Cyclocross Valkenswaard
;1986
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 1st [[Cyclo-cross Superprestige]] 1985-86
: 1st [[Duinencross Koksijde]]
: 2nd [[Jaarmarktcross Niel]]
: 2nd [[Cyclo-cross Gavere]]
: 2nd Cyclocross Zillebeke
;1987
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Jaarmarktcross Niel]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Gieten]]
: 1st Cyclocross Rijkevorsel
: 1st Cyclocross Zarautz
: 1st Cyclocross Roma
: 2nd Cyclocross Oss
;1988
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Superprestige Diegem]]
: 1st [[Cyclo-cross Gavere]]
: 1st Cyclocross Wetzikon
: 1st Cyclocross Zillebeke
: 1st Cyclocross [[Azencross|Azencross Loenhout]]
: 1st [[Cyclo-cross Superprestige]] 1987-88
: 2nd [[Jaarmarktcross Niel]]
;1989
: 1st Cyclocross Harnes
;1990
: 1st [[File:Jersey belgianflag.svg|20px]] [[Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships|National CX Championships]]
: 1st [[Grand Prix Rouwmoer|Cyclocross Essen]]
: 2nd [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Druivencross Overijse]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{sports links}}
*[http://www.wkveldrijden2006.nl/html/EN/historie_wkhelden4.asp Roland Liboton bio at UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060509093342/http://www.guerciotti.it/inglese/centro_gsguerciotti.htm Guerciotti Team]

{{UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Men's road race}}
{{Belgian National Cyclo-cross Champion – Men's Elite}}
{{UCI Hall of Fame}}

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[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]