# 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 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
### 2006

    10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs

### 2007

    3rd Paris–Tours Espoirs

### 2008

    1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
       1st Stage 6
    1st Overall Circuit des Ardennes
    1st 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 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 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

### Grand Tour results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results timeline :
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Giro d'Italia | 36 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 18 | 24 | 20 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | 48 |
| Vuelta a España | 18 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |