Jelle Vanendert has been a part of Lotto Soudal since 2009 and is specialized in the hilly races. The Belgian got second in the Amstel Gold Race of 2014 and obtained a nice third place in the Flèche Wallonne 2018, where he finished behind Julian Alaphilippe and Alejandro Valverde. In 2011, he definitely experienced the most beautiful moment in his career. During the 14th Tour stage, with a summit finish on Plateau de Beille, he escaped from a group of favourites and rode solo to his first professional victory. He then obtained the polka dot jersey which he had to pass on to Samuel Sánchez only at the very end of the Tour. Jelle took his second victory as a professional cyclist in the Baloise Belgium Tour of 2018 when he finished solo during the hilly fourth stage.
Tour de France
1ière place
Étape
Amstel Gold Race
2 x 2ième place
Tour de France
2ième place
Étape
La Flèche Wallonne
4ième place
VOO-Tour de Wallonie
2 x 4ième place
Classification générale
GP de Waregem
1ière place
Vlaamse Pijl
1ière place
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian
6ième place
La Flèche Wallonne
2 x 6ième place
Tour de France
19ième place
Classification générale
La Flèche Wallonne
3ième place
Baloise Belgium Tour
1ière place
Étape
Baloise Belgium Tour
2ième place
Classification générale