Jelle Vanendert

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

Career

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 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.

Major results

2004

8th Circuit de Wallonie

2005

4th Flèche Ardennaise

2006

1st Grand Prix de Waregem

1st Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard

3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni

5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

5th Circuit de Wallonie

7th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

7th Grand Prix de Wallonie

10th Druivenkoers Overijse

2007

1st De Vlaamse Pijl

5th Beverbeek Classic

8th Grand Prix de Wallonie

9th Hel van het Mergelland

2009

6th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop

9th Overall Tour of Austria

2011

Tour de France

:1st Stage 14

:Held after Stages 14–19

6th La Flèche Wallonne

9th Clásica de San Sebastián

2012

2nd Amstel Gold Race

4th La Flèche Wallonne

7th Brabantse Pijl

10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

2014

2nd Amstel Gold Race

4th Grand Prix de Wallonie

6th La Flèche Wallonne

6th Clásica de San Sebastián

8th Druivenkoers Overijse

2015

5th Grand Prix de Wallonie

2016

4th Overall Tour de Wallonie

5th Halle–Ingooigem

7th Druivenkoers Overijse

2017

4th Overall Tour de Wallonie

7th Grand Prix de Wallonie

2018

2nd Overall Tour of Belgium

:1st Stage 4

3rd La Flèche Wallonne

4th Grand Prix de Wallonie

10th Amstel Gold Race

2019

7th Clásica de San Sebastián

9th La Flèche Wallonne

General classification results timeline

Classics results timeline

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