Jacques Janse van Rensburg
Jacques Janse van Rensburg (born 6 September 1987) is a South African racing cyclist,[3] who currently rides for amateur mountain biking team First Move.[5]
.jpg.webp) Janse van Rensburg at the 2015 Tour de France in his National champions jersey | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jacques Janse van Rensburg |
| Born | 6 September 1987 Springs, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | First Move |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2020– | First Move |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Team Konica Minolta[2] |
| 2007–2008 | Neotel[3] |
| 2009 | Trek–Marco Polo[2] |
| 2010 | DCM Chrome |
| 2011 | Burgos 2016–Castilla y León[2] |
| 2012–2019 | MTN–Qhubeka[3][4] |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
During his road racing career, Janse van Rensburg rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[7] In the same year he won the South African National Road Race Championships.[8] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[9]
Major results
- 2004
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2005
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 2008
- 3rd Overall Giro del Capo
- 10th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
- 2009
- 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2010
- 6th Overall Tour de Filipinas
- 2011
- 6th Overall Tour of South Africa
- 2012
- 1st
Overall Tour of Eritrea
- 1st Stage 2
- 2014
- 1st Overall Mzansi Tour
- 1st Stage 1
- 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2015
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd
Road race, African Road Championships - 5th Overall Tour of Oman
- 9th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2016
- 1st
Combativity classification Tour of Oman - 2017
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2018
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | 36 | 78 |
| Tour de France |
— | 51 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
59 | — | DNF | 82 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Jacques Janse van Rensburg". MTN–Qhubeka. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- "Jacques Janse van Rensburg". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- "Jacques Janse van Rensburg". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "Janse van Rensburg eyes top results with new MTB team". In the Bunch. Full Stop Communications. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- "Jacques Janse van Rensburg". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, South Africa (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
External links
- Jacques Janse van Rensburg at Cycling Archives
- Jacques Janse van Rensburg at ProCyclingStats
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