Jaco Venter

Jacobus Venter (born 13 February 1987) is a South African racing cyclist,[1] who currently rides for amateur mountain biking team First Move.[3]

Jaco Venter
Venter in 2014
Personal information
Full nameJacobus Venter
Born (1987-02-13) 13 February 1987 (age 37)
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamFirst Move
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Amateur team
2020–First Move
Professional teams
2006Team Konica Minolta[1]
2007–2008Neotel[1]
2009Trek–Marco Polo[1]
2010MTN–Energade[1]
2011Veranda's Willems–Accent[1]
2012Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de[1]
2012–2019MTN–Qhubeka[1][2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2016)

During his road racing career, Venter rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España.[4] In 2016, he won the South African National Road Race Championships.[5] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[6] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[7]

Major results

2005
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
5th Overall Tour de Lorraine
2007
1st Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular
2008
9th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
2009
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
5th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
10th Overall Tour de Korea
2010
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
2011
2nd Team time trial, African Road Championships
2012
5th Time trial, African Road Championships
6th Duo Normand (with Reinardt Janse van Rensburg)
8th Gooikse Pijl
2014
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2016
1st Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour201420152016201720182019
Giro d'Italia10195
Tour de France162
Vuelta a España123122145129
Legend
Did not compete
DNFDid not finish

References

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