Jan Bakelants

Jan Bakelants (born 14 February 1986) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022.

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 at the end of the 2013 season, and joined  for the 2014 season. In August 2014, it was announced that he would be leaving after one year and joining  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 cm 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 Classic Loire Atlantique in France.

Major results

 * 2006
 * 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs


 * 2007
 * 3rd Paris–Tours Espoirs


 * 2008
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de l'Avenir
 * 1st Stage 6
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Circuit des Ardennes
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Liège
 * 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
 * 1st Flèche Ardennaise
 * 2nd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
 * 2nd Grand Prix de Waregem
 * 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Tour des Pyrénées
 * 4th Circuit de Wallonie
 * 8th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
 * 9th Overall Giro delle Regioni


 * 2009
 * 2nd GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
 * 5th De Vlaamse Pijl
 * 7th Le Samyn
 * 9th Overall Eneco Tour
 * 10th Overall Tour of Belgium
 * 10th Overall Ster Elektrotoer


 * 2010
 * 6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
 * 7th Trofeo Inca
 * 10th Clásica de Almería


 * 2012
 * 4th Road race, National Road 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 Jersey yellow.svg after Stages 2 & 3
 * 2nd Amstel Curaçao Race
 * National Road Championships
 * 3rd Road race
 * 4th Time trial
 * 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 Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
 * 7th Coppa Sabatini


 * 2016
 * 2nd La Drôme Classic
 * 3rd Overall La Méditerranéenne
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 5th Giro dell'Emilia
 * 6th Coppa Sabatini
 * 8th Overall Tour La Provence
 * 9th Classic Sud-Ardèche


 * 2017
 * 3rd La Drôme Classic
 * 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
 * 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie


 * 2018
 * 6th Grand Prix Pino Cerami


 * 2019
 * 5th Overall ZLM Tour


 * 2020
 * 4th Road race, National Road Championships
 * 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
 * 9th Trofeo Matteotti


 * 2022
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie