Stijn Steels
Stijn Steels (2019) | |
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Date of birth | August 21, 1989 |
nation | Belgium |
discipline | Road , rail |
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Current team | Vérandas Willems-Crelan |
function | driver |
Last updated: March 22, 2017 |
Stijn Steels (born August 21, 1989 in Ghent ) is a Belgian track and road cyclist.
Career
Stijn Steels was Belgian track cycling champion in 2006 in Madison and in the junior team pursuit. The next year he defended his Madison title together with Frédérique Robert and he became champion in the omnium , in the single pursuit and in the team sprint. On the road, Steels won a stage each in 2007 at the Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich and at the Kroz Istru, as well as the two one-day races Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten and Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde. In 2008 he was successful together with Tosh Van Der Sande at the UIV Cup in Gent. On the road, he won the U23 road race of the Antwerp provincial championship in 2009. Steels has been driving for the Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise team since 2014 .
Stijn Steels is a nephew of the former successful Belgian professional cyclist Tom Steels .
Successes - rail
- 2006
- Belgian champion - team pursuit (juniors) with Matthias Allegaert , Jens Debusschere and Gieljan Engelrelst
- Belgian champion - Madison (Juniors) with Frédérique Robert
- 2007
- Belgian champion - team sprint (juniors) with Frédérique Robert and Timothy Stevens
- Belgian Champion - Single Pursuit (Juniors)
- Belgian champion - Madison (Juniors) with Frédérique Robert
- Belgian Champion - Omnium (Juniors)
- 2008
- UIV Cup - Gent with Tosh Van Der Sande
Successes - road
- 2015
- 2016
Teams
- 2010 Qin Cycling Team
- 2011 Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht
- 2012 EFC-Omega Pharma-Quickstep
- 2013 Crelan-Euphony
- 2014 Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
- 2015 Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
- 2016 Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
- 2017 Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
- 2018 Vérandas Willems-Crelan
Web links
- Stijn Steels in the Radsportseiten.net database
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SURNAME | Steels, Stijn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian track and road cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghent |