Dual role for Vanendert at 2012 Tour de France

Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) signs on for stage 1.

Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) signs on for stage 1. (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)

Jelle Vanendert is hopeful that he will have the freedom to chase another stage win at the 2012 Tour de France, a race he will ride in the service of Jurgen Van Den Broeck as part of the new Lotto-Ridley set-up.