Reinardt Janse van Rensburg

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Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Isbergues - Grand Prix d'Isbergues, 21 septembre 2014 (B060).JPG
Janse van Rensburg in 2014.
Personal information
Full nameReinardt Janse van Rensburg
NicknameReinie
Born (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 36)
Virginia, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Team information
Current teamTshenolo Pro Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Classics rider
Amateur team
2025–Tshenolo Pro Cycling Team
Professional teams
2010–2012 MTN–Energade
2013–2014 Argos–Shimano
2015–2021 MTN–Qhubeka [1] [2] [3]
2022 Lotto–Soudal [4]
2023Denver Disruptors [5]
2024 China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team
Major wins
Stage races
Tour de Langkawi (2016)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2017, 2022)
National Time Trial Championships (2012)
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Time trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Team time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Road race
African Road Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 WindhoekTeam time trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 WindhoekTime trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 KigaliTime trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 AsmaraTeam time trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 WartburgTeam time trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Sharm-el-SheikhRoad race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Sharm-el-SheikhTeam time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 AsmaraRoad race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 AsmaraTime trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 WartburgTime trial

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (born 3 February 1989) is a South African professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for club team Tshenolo Pro Cycling Team. A two-time winner of the South African National Road Race Championships, Janse van Rensburg has competed professionally since 2010, having rode for Giant–Shimano (2013–2014), [6] Team Qhubeka NextHash (2010–2012 and 2015–2021), and Lotto–Soudal (2022).

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Career

Born in Virginia, Free State, Janse van Rensburg competed with MTN–Energade from 2010 to 2012. [7]

Janse van Rensburg left MTN–Qhubeka at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Argos–Shimano for the 2013 season. [6] Subsequently, it was announced that he would be rejoining MTN–Qhubeka for 2015. [8] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France [9] and the start list for the 2016 Tour de France. [10]

Personal life

He is not related to fellow professional cyclist and former teammate Jacques Janse van Rensburg.

Major results

Source: [11]

2007
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2009
African Road Championships
1st Gold medal africa.svg Team time trial
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Time trial
9th Road race
2010
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Time trial
3rd Road race
African Road Championships
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Time trial
7th Road race
3rd Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Stage 1
6th Overall Tour du Maroc
2011
All-Africa Games
1st Gold medal blank.svg Time trial
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team time trial
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race
1st Stage 2 Tour du Maroc
African Road Championships
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Team time trial
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Road race
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial
2nd Overall Tour of Hainan
4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 2
6th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
6th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
2012
National Road Championships
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour du Maroc
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 5, 6 & 8
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Stage 4
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Ronde van Overijssel
1st Prologue
1st Circuit de Wallonie
1st Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
1st Cape Argus Cycle Race
1st 947 Cycle Challenge
Volta a Portugal
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Prologue & Stage 10
4th Overall Tour de Gironde
1st Points classification
4th Ronde van Noord-Holland
6th Duo Normand (with Jaco Venter)
10th Overall Flèche du Sud
1st Points classification
2013
1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
2nd Clásica de Almería
3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2014
5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2015
African Road Championships
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Team time trial
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial
4th Road race
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
4th Road race
2016
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Langkawi
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
2017
National Road Championships
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Road race
3rd Time trial
5th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
7th Scheldeprijs
9th Overall Dubai Tour
2018
7th Overall Deutschland Tour
7th Tour de l'Eurométropole
2019
3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2020
7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2021
4th Trofeo Alcúdia – Port d'Alcúdia
4th Ronde van Limburg
9th Eurométropole Tour
2022
National Road Championships
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Road race
5th Time trial
African Road Championships
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Road race
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Team time trial
6th Time trial
8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2023
National Road Championships
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Criterium
2nd Road race
2nd Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 3
2025
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour du Bénin
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 5
1st Grand Prix de Cotonou

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia Has not contested during career
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France —— 96 115 118 110 124 —— 133
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 98 —————— 103 DNF —
Legend
—Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lotto-Soudal ficha a Carlos Barbero y Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg". Zikloland (in Spanish). 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Rook, Anne-Marije (22 December 2022). "The National Cycling League announces its first teams, stacked with internationally known talent". Cycling Weekly . Future plc . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Team Argos-Shimano finalizes 2013 team". Argos–Shimano . Project 1t4i. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Fayçal Chehat (2 April 2012). "Janse Van RENSBURG: riding with panache". Star Africa. Orange. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  8. ↑ O'Shea, Sadhbh (18 September 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Reinardt Janse van Rensburg". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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