Jelle Vanendert

Jelle Vanendert (born 19 February 1985) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam. He competed in a total of ten Grand Tours during his career. His younger brother Dennis Vanendert also competed professionally with the team between 2012 and 2015.

Career
In 2011, Vanendert showed good form at La Flèche Wallonne, where he came sixth. He rode the Tour de France initially as the main climbing domestique for Jurgen Van den Broeck. However, when his leader crashed out of the race, Vanendert was given a free role, and on Stage 14 attacked from the group of GC contenders to win the stage. Vanendert finished 20th overall and also wore the King of the Mountains Jersey.

Vanendert was the leader of in the 2012 Ardennes classics, and finished second in the Amstel Gold Race, fourth in La Flèche Wallonne and tenth in Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

In August 2021, Vanendert announced that he would retire from competition at the end of the season.

Major results

 * 2004
 * 8th Circuit de Wallonie


 * 2005
 * 4th Flèche Ardennaise


 * 2006
 * 1st Grand Prix de Waregem
 * 1st Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard
 * 3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni
 * 5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
 * 5th Circuit de Wallonie
 * 7th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 * 7th Grand Prix de Wallonie
 * 10th Druivenkoers Overijse


 * 2007
 * 1st De Vlaamse Pijl
 * 5th Beverbeek Classic
 * 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
 * 9th Hel van het Mergelland


 * 2009
 * 6th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
 * 9th Overall Tour of Austria


 * 2011
 * Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 14
 * Held Jersey polkadot.svg after Stages 14–19
 * 6th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 9th Clásica de San Sebastián


 * 2012
 * 2nd Amstel Gold Race
 * 4th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 7th Brabantse Pijl
 * 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens


 * 2014
 * 2nd Amstel Gold Race
 * 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
 * 6th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 6th Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 8th Druivenkoers Overijse


 * 2015
 * 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie


 * 2016
 * 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
 * 5th Halle–Ingooigem
 * 7th Druivenkoers Overijse


 * 2017
 * 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
 * 7th Grand Prix de Wallonie


 * 2018
 * 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
 * 10th Amstel Gold Race


 * 2019
 * 7th Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 9th La Flèche Wallonne