.JPG) Venter in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jacobus Venter |
| Born | (1987-02-13) 13 February 1987 (age 37) Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Faucon Flacq KFC Pepsi |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2020–? | First Move |
| 2020 | AlfaBodyWorks–Giant |
| 2023 | Western Cape |
| 2024– | Faucon Flacq KFC Pepsi |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Team Konica Minolta |
| 2007–2008 | Neotel |
| 2009 | Trek–Marco Polo |
| 2010 | MTN–Energade |
| 2011 | Veranda's Willems–Accent |
| 2012 | Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de |
| 2012–2019 | MTN–Qhubeka |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Jacobus Venter (born 13 February 1987) is a South African racing cyclist, who currently rides for amateur team Faucon Flacq KFC Pepsi.
During his road racing career, Venter rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España. In 2016, he won the South African National Road Race Championships. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.
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
- 2023
- 3rd Overall Tour du Cap
- 2024
- 4th Overall Tour du Cap
- 1st Stage 5
- 7th Classique de l'ìle Maurice
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | 101 | — | 95 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 162 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
123 | 122 | 145 | — | — | 129 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Janse van Rensburg eyes top results with new MTB team". In the Bunch. Full Stop Communications. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
South African professional Jacques Janse van Rensburg is targeting some top results in 2020 with the new mountain-biking team he will ride for alongside fellow countryman Jaco Venter.
- ^ "Jaco Venter". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "Jaco Venter". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- "Jaco Venter". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "National Championships South Africa – Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
External links
- Jaco Venter at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jaco Venter at ProCyclingStats
| South African National Road Race Champions (men) | |
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| 2000–2019 |
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| 2020–2039 |
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