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Belgian racing cyclist
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Place of birth
Herentals
Age
38 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
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. 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 a two-year deal.
Major results
- 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
- 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
- 2016
- 2nd La Drôme Classic
- 3rd Overall La Méditerranéenne
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 5th Giro dell'Emilia
- 6th Coppa Sabatini
- 9th Classic Sud-Ardèche
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