Belgian racing cyclist

Jan Bakelants (born 14 February 1986) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Major results
  • 2.1 Grand Tour results timeline
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Career

Bakelants at the 2017 Tour de France

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. 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. 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.

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. The crash left Bakelants 1 centimetre (0.39 inches) shorter. After his crash, Bakelants spoke out about safety standards in cycling. He hoped to return to racing in March 2018, and did so at the Cl*ic Loire Atlantique in France.

Major results

200610th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs20073rd Paris–Tours Espoirs20081st Overall Tour de l'Avenir1st Stage 61st Overall Circuit des Ardennes1st Overall Tour de Liège1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs1st Flèche Ardennaise2nd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux2nd Grand Prix de Waregem3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships4th Overall Tour des Pyrénées4th Circuit de Wallonie8th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge9th Overall Giro delle Regioni20092nd GP Triberg-Schwarzwald5th De Vlaamse Pijl7th Le Samyn9th Overall Eneco Tour10th Overall Tour of Belgium10th Overall Ster Elektrotoer20106th Overall Tour de Wallonie7th Trofeo Inca10th Clásica de Almería20124th Road race, National Road Championships5th Grand Prix de Wallonie6th Overall Tour Down Under6th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe10th Overall Eneco Tour20131st Grand Prix de WallonieTour de France1st Stage 2Held after Stages 2 & 32nd Amstel Curaçao RaceNational Road Championships3rd Road race4th Time trial3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg4th Overall Eneco Tour4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton7th Overall Tour of Beijing10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal20141st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie7th La Drôme Cl*ic20151st Giro dell'Emilia1st Gran Piemonte2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal6th Overall Critérium International7th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe7th Coppa Sabatini20162nd La Drôme Cl*ic3rd Overall La Méditerranéenne1st Points cl*ification1st Stage 45th Giro dell'Emilia6th Coppa Sabatini8th Overall Tour La Provence9th Cl*ic Sud-Ardèche20173rd La Drôme Cl*ic4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal5th Grand Prix de Wallonie20186th Grand Prix Pino Cerami20195th Overall Ster ZLM Toer20204th Road race, National Road Championships6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg9th Trofeo Matteotti

Grand Tour results timeline

References

External links

• Media related to Jan Bakelants at Wikimedia Commons
• Jan Bakelants at ProCyclingStats
• Jan Bakelants at Cycling Archives
• Jan Bakelants' profile at Cycling Base