Jelle Vanendert

Jelle Vanendert
Vanendert in 2019.
Personal information
Full nameJelle Vanendert
Born (1985-02-19) 19 February 1985 (age 39)
Neerpelt, Flanders, Belgium
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamBingoal WB
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2004Jartazi Granville Team
2005–2006Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
Professional teams
2007Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2008Française des Jeux
2009–2019Silence–Lotto[1][2]
2020–2021Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles[3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2011)

Jelle Vanendert (born 19 February 1985) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB.[4] He competed in a total of ten Grand Tours during his career.[5] His younger brother Dennis Vanendert also competed professionally with the Lotto–Soudal team between 2012 and 2015.

Career

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In 2011, Vanendert showed good form at La Flèche Wallonne, where he came sixth. He rode the Tour de France initially as the main climbing domestique for Jurgen Van den Broeck. However, when his leader crashed out of the race, Vanendert was given a free role, and on Stage 14 attacked from the group of GC contenders to win the stage. Vanendert finished 20th overall and also wore the King of the Mountains Jersey.

Vanendert was the leader of Lotto–Belisol in the 2012 Ardennes classics, and finished second in the Amstel Gold Race, fourth in La Flèche Wallonne and tenth in Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

In August 2021, Vanendert announced that he would retire from competition at the end of the season.[5]

Major results

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General classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF 92 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France 19 29 DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España 101 DNF DNF 82

Classics results timeline

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Monument 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Milan–San Remo 92 DNF 49 88
Tour of Flanders Did not contest during his career
Paris–Roubaix
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 26 82 25 17 10 18 11 22 22 19 11 DNF
Giro di Lombardia DNF DNF 35 12 DNF DNF DNF
Classic 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Brabantse Pijl 75 DNF 25 17 45 25 7 15 20 40 35
Amstel Gold Race 54 37 28 13 2 13 2 34 26 37 10 33 NH
La Flèche Wallonne 13 51 38 6 4 39 6 DNF 18 17 3 9 12
Clásica de San Sebastián 64 9 29 6 36 21 15 20 7 NH
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DSQ Disqualified

References

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  1. ^ "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "UCI confirms Wallonie-Bruxelles 2020 licence". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Bingoal WB". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Cyclisme : Jelle Vanendert prendra sa retraite à la fin de la saison" [Cycling : Jelle Vanendert will retire at the end of the season]. rtbf.be (in French). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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