Dennis Vanendert (born 27 June 1988) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross rider, who last rode for

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. His elder brother

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is also a professional cyclist, and also competed for team. Born in

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, Vanendert has been competing as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, joining from Italian amateur squad UC Pistoiese Cecchi Logistica. Vanendert made his Grand Tour début at the

2012 Giro d'Italia The 2012 Giro d'Italia was the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Danish city of Herning, and ended in Milan. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the fir ...

, as one of three new professionals alongside Gaëtan Bille and Brian Bulgaç. During the eighteenth stage, Vanendert was part of the bunch sprint, and eventually finished in tenth place.

Major results

;2005 : 2nd Overall Tour du Valromey : 2nd Koppenbergcross Junior ;2006 : 1st Junior race, National Cyclo-cross Championships ;2008 : 2nd Romsée–Stavelot–Romsée : 9th Izegem ;2009 : 3rd

Beverbeek Classic Beverbeek Classic is a single-day bicycle road race held annually in Hamont-Achel, in the Belgian region of Limburg. From 1998 to 2003, it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, it was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Cont ...

: 5th Zuidkempense Pijl : 5th Memorial Noël Soetaert : 8th Memorial Fred De Bruyne ;2010 : 1st Aalst bij Sint Truiden : 2nd Trofee van Haspengouw : 5th

Flèche Ardennaise The Flèche Ardennaise is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in the province of Liège, Belgium. Since 2010, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...

: 5th Circuit du Hainaut : 8th Buggenhout ;2011 : 3rd

Giro del Medio Brenta The Giro del Medio Brenta is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Veneto, Italy. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 ...

: 3rd Gran Premio Vivaisti Cenaiesi : 4th Pistoia–Fiorano : 5th Trofeo Pedalata Elettrica : 6th Giro del Valdarno : 6th Trofeo Società Ciclistica Corsanico : 6th Giro del Pratomagno : 7th Coppa Comune di Castelfranco di Sopra : 8th Coppa Bologna : 8th Trofeo Nesti e Nelli Concessionaria Toyota : 8th Giro del Montalbano : 10th Classica di Colbuccaro ;2013 : 8th

Clásica de Almería The Clásica de Almería () is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1 ...

;2015 : 9th

Grote Prijs Jef Scherens Tour of Leuven - Memorial Jef Scherens (until 2021 ''Grote Prijs Jef Scherens'') is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is ...

References

External links

Lotto-Belisol profile
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Cycling Quotient profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanendert, Dennis Belgian male cyclists 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Neerpelt Cyclists from Limburg (Belgium) 21st-century Belgian sportsmen