Jan Bakelants
.jpg) Bakelants at the 2013 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Bakelants |
| Nickname | "Sir" Jan Bakelants |
| Born |
14 February 1986 Oudenaarde, Belgium |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2006–2008 | Beveren 2000 |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2009 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2010–2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012–2013 | RadioShack–Nissan[1] |
| 2014 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2015- | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 5 October 2015 | |
Jan Bakelants (born 14 February 1986) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for the AG2R La Mondiale team.
Career
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.[2] 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.[3] In August 2014, it was announced that he would be leaving Omega Pharma–Quick-Step after one year and joining AG2R La Mondiale on a two-year deal.[4]
Palmarès
- 2008
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Overall Tour de Liège
- 1st Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23
- 2nd Overall Tour des Pyrenees
- 2nd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 2nd GP stad Waregem
- 8th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2009
- 2nd GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
- 5th De Vlaamse Pijl
- 7th Le Samyn
- 9th Overall Benelux Tour
- 10th Overall Tour de Belgique
- 10th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 2010
- 6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 7th Trofeo Inca
- 10th Clásica de Almería
- 2012
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 6th Overall Tour Down Under
- 6th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 10th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2013
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2
- Held
Yellow Jersey for Stages 3 & 4
- 2nd Amstel Curaçao Race
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 4th Overall Eneco Tour
- 4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 7th Overall Tour of Beijing
- 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2014
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie[5]
- 7th La Drôme Classic
- 2015
- 1st Giro dell'Emilia
- 1st Gran Piemonte
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 6th Overall Critérium International
- 7th Coppa Sabatini
- 7th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe[6]
- 2016
- 2nd La Drôme Classic
- 3rd Overall La Méditerranéenne
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 9th Classic Sud-Ardèche
References
- ↑ "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ Pete, Cossins (30 June 2013). "Bakelants' luck is finally as good as his legs at Tour de France". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "OPQS Signs Bakelants for 2014". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (Decolef). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bakelants confirms move to AG2R-La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Grand Prix de Wallonie 2014". cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Quénet, Jean-François (10 April 2015). "Navardauskas wins Circuit Sarthe overall". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Jan Bakelants at Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Bakelants profile at Cycling Archives
- Jan Bakelants' profile at Cycling Base
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