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Stijn Steels

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Stijn Steels
Steels in 2019.
Personal information
Full nameStijn Steels
Born (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 35)
Ghent, Belgium
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2007Balen BC
2008–2009Rock Werchter–Chocolade Jacques
2012EFC–Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Professional teams
2010Qin Cycling Team
2011Jong Vlaanderen–Bauknecht
2013Crelan–Euphony
2014–2017Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2018Vérandas Willems–Crelan
2019Roompot–Charles[1]
2020–2022Deceuninck–Quick-Step[2][3]

Stijn Steels (born 21 August 1989 in Ghent) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2022. He is the nephew of former professional cyclist Tom Steels.[4]

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,[5] his seventh professional team.

Major results

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ryan, Barry (31 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Deceuninck - Quick-Step". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Stijn Steels  » Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Deceuninck-QuickStep sign Van Lerberghe and Stijn Steels". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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