Stijn Steels
Stijn Steels (born 21 August 1989 in Ghent) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.[2] He is the nephew of former professional cyclist Tom Steels.[3]
 Steels in 2019. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stijn Steels |
| Born | 21 August 1989 Ghent, Belgium |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007 | Balen BC |
| 2008–2009 | Rock Werchter–Chocolade Jacques |
| 2012 | EFC–Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | Qin Cycling Team |
| 2011 | Jong Vlaanderen–Bauknecht |
| 2013 | Crelan–Euphony |
| 2014–2017 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2018 | Vérandas Willems–Crelan |
| 2019 | Roompot–Charles[1] |
| 2020– | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
In August 2019, it was announced that Steels would move up to UCI World Tour level from 2020, signing a two-year contract with Deceuninck–Quick-Step,[4] his seventh professional team.
Major results
- 2010
- 2nd Dwars door het Hageland
- 4th Grote Prijs Stad Geel
- 2011
- 9th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 2012
- 4th Flèche Ardennaise
- 2013
- 3rd Antwerpse Havenpijl
- 6th Rund um Köln
- 2014
- 1st
- 7th Polynormande
- 2015
- 1st Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
- 2016
- 1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 3rd Schaal Sels
- 2017
- 8th Schaal Sels
- 2019
- 6th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
References
- Kerkhof, Michael (5 October 2018). "Lammertink en Van Poppel maken Roompot-Charles compleet" [Lammertink and Van Poppel complete Roompot-Charles]. Fiets (in Dutch). New Skool Media. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Ryan, Barry (31 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Stijn Steels » Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "Deceuninck-QuickStep sign Van Lerberghe and Stijn Steels". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.