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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 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 Classic Loire Atlantique in France.
Major results
= Grand Tour results timeline
=References
External links
Media related to Jan Bakelants at Wikimedia Commons
Jan Bakelants at UCI
Jan Bakelants at Cycling Archives (archived)
Jan Bakelants at ProCyclingStats
Jan Bakelants at Cycling Quotient
Jan Bakelants at CycleBase
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jan Bakelants
- Oudenaarde
- 2013 Tour de France
- 2011 Giro d'Italia
- 2013 Tour de France Mountains classification
- Triptyque Ardennais
- 2015 Gran Piemonte
- List of teams and cyclists in the 2022 Vuelta a España
- 2021 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21
- 2021 Tour de France
