.jpg) Bakelants at the 2013 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Bakelants |
| Nickname | Baki |
| Born | 14 February 1986 Oudenaarde, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006–2008 | Beveren 2000 |
| 2008 | Topsport Vlaanderen (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2010–2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012–2013 | RadioShack–Nissan[1] |
| 2014 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2015–2018 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 2019 | Team Sunweb[2] |
| 2020–2022 | Circus–Wanty Gobert[3][4] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Jan Bakelants (born 14 February 1986) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022.
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His major wins include the 2008 Tour de l'Avenir and stage 2 of the 2013 Tour de France, claiming the yellow jersey after winning the stage by only a second of an advantage on the peloton after a late attack.[5] He also rode the 2010 Giro d'Italia, in which he finished 36th.
Bakelants left RadioShack–Leopard at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Omega Pharma–Quick-Step for the 2014 season.[6] In August 2014, it was announced that he would be leaving Omega Pharma–Quick-Step after one year and joining AG2R La Mondiale on an initial two-year deal.[7]
Bakelants was severely injured in a crash at the 2017 Giro di Lombardia when he crashed into a ravine on a fast descent, fracturing seven ribs and the first and third vertebrae. He did not lose consciousness and was transferred to the hospital in Como.[8] The crash left Bakelants 1 centimetre (0.39 inches) shorter.[9] After his crash, Bakelants spoke out about safety standards in cycling. He hoped to return to racing in March 2018,[10] and did so at the Classic Loire Atlantique in France.
Overall Tour de l'Avenir
Overall Circuit des Ardennes Overall Tour de Liège
after Stages 2 & 3
Points classification| Grand Tour general classification results timeline[11] | |||||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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36 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 18 | 24 | 20 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | 48 | |
 Vuelta a España
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18 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
