Jaco Venter

Jacobus Venter (born 13 February 1987) is a South African racing cyclist, who currently rides for amateur team Faucon Flacq KFC Pepsi.

During his road racing career, Venter rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España. In 2016, he won the South African National Road Race Championships. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.

Major results

 * 2005
 * 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
 * 5th Overall Tour de Lorraine


 * 2007
 * 1st Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular


 * 2008
 * 9th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay


 * 2009
 * 1st MaillotSudáfrica.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
 * 5th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
 * 10th Overall Tour de Korea


 * 2010
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo


 * 2011
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team time trial, African Road Championships


 * 2012
 * 5th Time trial, African Road Championships
 * 6th Duo Normand (with Reinardt Janse van Rensburg)
 * 8th Gooikse Pijl


 * 2014
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships


 * 2016
 * 1st MaillotSudáfrica.PNG Road race, National Road Championships


 * 2023
 * 3rd Overall Tour du Cap


 * 2024
 * 4th Overall Tour du Cap
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 7th Classique de l'ìle Maurice