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
Grand Tour2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Giro d'Italia — DNF — — — — — — 92 — — DNF — Tour de France — — — 19 29 — — — — — DNF — — Vuelta a España 101 — DNF — — DNF — 82 — — — — —
Classics results timeline Monument2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020Milan–San Remo — — — — — — — 92 — DNF 49 88 — — — —Tour of FlandersDid not contest during his careerParis–RoubaixLiège–Bastogne–Liège — — 26 82 25 — 1710 18 11 22 22 19 11 DNFGiro di Lombardia — — — DNF — — — DNF 35 12 — DNF DNF — DNF —Classic2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020Brabantse Pijl 75 DNF 25 17 45 — 257 — — — 15 20 40 35Amstel Gold Race — — 54 37 28 — 132 132 34 26 3710 33NHLa Flèche Wallonne — — 13 51 38 —64 396 DNF 18 1739 12Clásica de San Sebastián — — — — — 649 29 —6 36 21 15 207NH
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish DSQ Disqualified
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