# Jelle Wallays

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Belgian cyclist

Jelle Wallays Wallays in 2023 Personal information Born (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 37) Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 77 kg (170 lb) Team information Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Classics specialist Amateur teams 2008–2010 Beveren 2000[1] 2010 Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator (stagiaire) Professional teams 2011–2015 Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator[2] 2016–2020 Lotto–Soudal[3][4] 2021–2023 Cofidis[5] Major wins Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2018) One-day races and Classics Paris–Tours (2014, 2019) Dwars door Vlaanderen (2015)

**Jelle Wallays** (born 11 May 1989) is a [Belgian](/source/Belgians) former road [cyclist](/source/Bicycle_racing), who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2023.

## Career

Jelle Wallays is the brother and nephew of racing cyclists [Jens Wallays](/source/Jens_Wallays) and [Luc Wallays](/source/Luc_Wallays).[6] He was coached by his uncle in his early racing career and competed in his first race at the age of 14. The start of his first year as a professional in 2011 was marred by a knee injury, however a few weeks after returning to competition he took the best result of his season at the [Belgian National Road Race Championships](/source/Belgian_National_Road_Race_Championships), where he finished third behind [Philippe Gilbert](/source/Philippe_Gilbert) and [Gianni Meersman](/source/Gianni_Meersman).[1]

A winner of the [Paris–Tours Espoirs](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Tours_Espoirs) in 2010, Wallays won the [2014 Paris–Tours](/source/2014_Paris%E2%80%93Tours) having been in a breakaway that went in the opening kilometres of the 237.5 km (147.6 mi) race, making him the only rider to win the under-23 and elite men's editions of Paris–Tours.[7] He added a second victory in the race in 2019.

In 2015, he won the [Dwars door Vlaanderen](/source/2015_Dwars_door_Vlaanderen) by attacking a group of three other riders a kilometre away from the finish line.[8]

Wallays joined [Lotto–Soudal](/source/Lotto%E2%80%93Intermarch%C3%A9) for the 2016 season, with a focus on working as part of the team's [sprint train](/source/Sprint_train).[1] He was named in the startlist for the [2016 Vuelta a España](/source/2016_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a).[9]

In October 2020, Wallays signed with the [Cofidis](/source/Cofidis_(cycling_team)) team for the 2021 season.[10]

## Major results

Paris-Roubaix 2023 – Secteur pavé de Quiévy à Saint-Python – N° 157 Jelle Walley.

**2007**
- 1st Stage 3b [Course de la Paix Juniors](/source/Course_de_la_Paix_Juniors)

- 4th [Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde](/source/Omloop_Mandel-Leie-Schelde)

**2009**
- 3rd Overall [Kreiz Breizh Elites](/source/Kreiz_Breizh_Elites)

- 5th [Road race](/source/Belgian_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Under-23 Road Championships

- 5th [Paris–Roubaix Espoirs](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Roubaix_Espoirs)

- 8th Overall [Mi–Août Bretonne](/source/Mi-Ao%C3%BBt_en_Bretagne)

**2010**
- 1st [Grand Prix Criquielion](/source/Grand_Prix_Criquielion)

- 1st [Paris–Tours Espoirs](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Tours_Espoirs)

- 5th [Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften](/source/Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad_U23)

- 7th [Circuit de Wallonie](/source/Circuit_de_Wallonie)

- 8th [Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften](/source/Ronde_van_Vlaanderen_U23)

**2011**
- 3rd [Road race](/source/Belgian_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships

- 4th [Kattekoers](/source/Ghent%E2%80%93Wevelgem_U23)

- 5th [Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig](/source/Internationale_Wielertrofee_Jong_Maar_Moedig)

- 7th Overall [Tour of Britain](/source/2011_Tour_of_Britain)

- 10th [Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem](/source/Egmont_Cycling_Race)

**2012**
- 7th [Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/2012_Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens)

- 9th Overall [Tour de Wallonie](/source/2012_Tour_de_Wallonie)

**2013**
- 1st Stage 1 [World Ports Classic](/source/2013_World_Ports_Classic)

- 4th [Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig](/source/Internationale_Wielertrofee_Jong_Maar_Moedig)

- 7th Overall [Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen](/source/Dwars_door_West-Vlaanderen)

- 7th [Grote Prijs Stad Geel](/source/Grote_Prijs_Stad_Geel)

- 7th [Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/2013_Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens)

- 8th Overall [Post Danmark Rundt](/source/2013_Danmark_Rundt)

**2014**
- 1st [Paris–Tours](/source/2014_Paris%E2%80%93Tours)

- 1st [Omloop van het Houtland](/source/Omloop_van_het_Houtland)

- 3rd [Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig](/source/Internationale_Wielertrofee_Jong_Maar_Moedig)

- 7th Overall [Danmark Rundt](/source/2014_Danmark_Rundt)

- 7th [Ronde van Drenthe](/source/Ronde_van_Drenthe)

- 9th [Druivenkoers Overijse](/source/Druivenkoers_Overijse)

- 10th [Chrono des Nations](/source/2014_Chrono_des_Nations)

**2015**
- 1st [Dwars door Vlaanderen](/source/2015_Dwars_door_Vlaanderen)

- 1st [Grand Prix Criquielion](/source/Grand_Prix_Criquielion)

- 1st [Duo Normand](/source/Duo_Normand) (with [Victor Campenaerts](/source/Victor_Campenaerts))

- 4th Overall [Tour de Luxembourg](/source/2015_Tour_de_Luxembourg)

- 7th [Schaal Sels](/source/Schaal_Sels)

- 8th Overall [Ster ZLM Toer](/source/Ster_ZLM_Toer)

**2016**
- 1st [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami)

- 4th [Dwars door het Hageland](/source/Dwars_door_het_Hageland)

- 9th Overall [Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen](/source/Dwars_door_West-Vlaanderen)

**2018**
- 1st Stage 18 [Vuelta a España](/source/2018_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a)

- 1st Stage 6 [Vuelta a San Juan](/source/2018_Vuelta_a_San_Juan)

- 4th [Tacx Pro Classic](/source/Tacx_Pro_Classic)

**2019**
- 1st [Paris–Tours](/source/2019_Paris%E2%80%93Tours)

- 9th Overall [ZLM Tour](/source/2019_ZLM_Tour)

**2020**
- 8th [Antwerp Port Epic](/source/Antwerp_Port_Epic)

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career Tour de France — — — — — 131 — — Vuelta a España 92 151 143 144 — — —

Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lotto_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lotto_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-lotto_1-2) ["Presentation new rider: Jelle Wallays"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160601190323/http://lottosoudal.be/presentation-new-rider-jelle-wallays/?lang=en). *[Lotto–Soudal](/source/Lotto%E2%80%93Soudal)*. Archived from [the original](http://lottosoudal.be/presentation-new-rider-jelle-wallays/?lang=en) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise (TSV) – BEL"](http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(mh3lmmg3gz4f3lkxxqxmvrns))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3025). *[UCI Continental Circuits](/source/UCI_Continental_Circuits)*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Retrieved 6 February 2014.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Lotto-Soudal"](https://www.directvelo.com/equipe/1048/lotto-soudal#riders-2019). *Directvelo* (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster"](https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/steff-cras-and-matthew-holmes-complete-lotto-soudals-2020-roster/). *[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)*. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Cofidis"](https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15236/1000563/279). *UCI.org*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Tytgat, Martin (7 March 2013). ["Wielermilieu rouwt na overlijden Luc Wallays"](http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20130306_00494821) [Cycling milieu mourns after death of Luc Wallays]. *[Het Nieuwsblad](/source/Het_Nieuwsblad)* (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Wallays wins Paris-Tours classic](http://www.supersport.com/cycling/international/news/141012/Wallays_wins_ParisTours_classic)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Wallays wins Dwars door Vlaanderen"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-vlaanderen-2015/results). *[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)*. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Vuelta_9-0)** ["71st Vuelta a España"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160608213554/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist). *ProCyclingStats*. Archived from [the original](http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist) on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Jelle Wallays, l'expérience au service de Cofidis"](https://www.equipecofidis.com/fr/actualites/2020-10-24/jelle-wallays-experience-au-service-de-cofidis) [The experienced Jelle Wallays, at the service of Cofidis]. *[Cofidis](/source/Cofidis_(cycling_team))* (in French). Groupe Cofidis Participations. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

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