Jelle Vanendert

Vanendert in 2019.
Personal information
Full name	Jelle Vanendert
Born	(1985-02-19) 19 February 1985 (age 39) Neerpelt, Flanders, Belgium
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team	Bingoal WB
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur teams
2004	Jartazi Granville Team
2005–2006	Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
Professional teams
2007	Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2008	Française des Jeux
2009–2019	Silence–Lotto[1][2]
2020–2021	Bingoal–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

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

General classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2008	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