Dennis Vanendert

Dennis Vanendert
Personal information
Full nameDennis Vanendert
Born (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988 (age 36)
Neerpelt, Belgium
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Team information
DisciplineRoad and cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2008–2010Beveren 2000
2011UC Pistoiese Cecchi Logistica
Professional team
2012–2015Lotto–Belisol

Dennis Vanendert (born 27 June 1988) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross rider, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Soudal.[1] His elder brother Jelle is also a professional cyclist, and also competed for Lotto–Belisol team.

Born in Neerpelt, Vanendert has been competing as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, joining Lotto–Belisol from Italian amateur squad UC Pistoiese Cecchi Logistica.[2] Vanendert made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, as one of three new professionals alongside Gaëtan Bille and Brian Bulgaç.[3] During the eighteenth stage, Vanendert was part of the bunch sprint, and eventually finished in tenth place.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Van den Broeck, Vanendert to new Lotto team". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. ^ Atkins, Ben (1 May 2012). "Nine Lotto-Belisol riders with goals at the Giro d'Italia". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 May 2012. With Dennis Vanendert, Brian Bulgac and Gaetan Bille, three of our neo-pros are making their debut in a Grand Tour.
  4. ^ Benson, Daniel (24 May 2012). "Guardini has Cavendish's number in Vedelago". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. ^ Atkins, Ben (24 May 2012). "Andrea Guardini comes of age with a sprint victory in Vedelago". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

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