Steele Von Hoff Explained
| Steele Von Hoff |
| Fullname: | Steele Von Hoff |
| Nickname: | Stainless |
| Birth Date: | 1987 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mornington, Victoria, Australia |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Weight: | 70kg (150lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Amateuryears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Amateurteam1: | Torq Performance Nutrition |
| Amateuryears2: | 2011 |
| Amateuryears3: | 2012 |
| Amateuryears4: | 2012 |
| Amateurteam4: | (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears5: | 2019 |
| Amateurteam5: | Team Relentless |
| Amateuryears6: | 2020–2021 |
| Amateurteam6: | InForm TM Insight MAKE[1] |
| Proyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Proyears2: | 2015 |
| Proyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Proyears4: | 2018 |
| Majorwins: | National Criterium Championships (2014, 2015) |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Steele Von Hoff (born 31 December 1987) is an Australian road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for Australian amateur team InForm TMX MAKE.[2] In 2018, Von Hoff won the gold medal in the road race at the Commonwealth Games.
Career
In 2011, Von Hoff and teammate Nathan Haas dominated Australia's domestic National Road Series. The two riders entered the 2011 Herald Sun Tour, a race featuring numerous UCI ProTeams.[3] Von Hoff progressed from third on stage two to second on stage three; Haas won the general classification.[4]
In January 2012, Von Hoff joined the,[5] an American cycling squad, which competes in the UCI Continental Circuits. On 1 August 2012, while competing with the, Von Hoff was promoted to stagiaire in UCI ProTeam ;[6] he was subsequently reunited with Haas.[7] On 24 August 2012, Von Hoff finished third on the third stage of the Danmark Rundt, a 2.HC event forming part of the UCI Europe Tour.[8]
Von Hoff joined on a full-time basis for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[9] [10] On 10 January 2014, Von Hoff won the National Criterium Championships.[11] [12] In December 2014 Von Hoff was announced as a member of 's roster for the 2015 season.[13] At the 2015 Tour Down Under, Von Hoff competed as part of the UniSA-Australia team. During the fourth stage of the 2015 Tour Down Under, Von Hoff won the stage.[14] In the autumn of 2015 announced that Von Hoff would ride for them in 2016.[15]
He won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games road race.[16]
Personal life
Born in Mornington, Victoria, Von Hoff currently resides in Moorooduc, Victoria, Australia.[5]
Major results
Sources:[5] [17] [18]
- 2011
3rd Road race, Oceania Road Cycling Championships
7th Overall Tour of Wellington
- 2012
Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Stages 2 & 9
1st Stage 5 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
1st Stage 6 Olympia's Tour
2nd Kattekoers
3rd Criterium, National Road Championships
5th Down Under Classic
6th Overall World Ports Classic
10th Japan Cup
- 2013
National Road Championships
2nd Criterium
3rd Road race
7th Down Under Classic
- 2014
1st Criterium, National Road Championships
- 2015
1st Criterium, National Road Championships
1st Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
1st Jock Wadley Memorial Road Race
1st Stage 4 Tour Down Under
3rd London Nocturne
5th Overall Bay Classic Series
- 2016
1st Stage 1 Tour of Norway 1st Stage 1 Sibiu Cycling Tour
5th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
8th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
9th London–Surrey Classic
10th Rund um Köln
- 2017
2nd Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
8th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
- 2018
1st Road race, Commonwealth Games
1st Points classification Herald Sun Tour
7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road RaceExternal links
Notes and References
- News: Cameron Meyer wins elite men's road race title at Australian Road Championships. Ellis. Bacon. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 January 2020. 31 October 2020.
- Web site: 2021 Federation University Road National Championships Elite Men Road Race Startlist. MyTimedResult.com. AusCycling. 29 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929193632/https://www.mytimedresult.com/roadnats/RR_MENStartlist.html. 29 September 2021.
- News: Haas to Garmin-Cervélo, Von Hoff to Chipotle in 2012. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 27 October 2011. 2 January 2014. Alex Hinds.
- News: Jayco Herald-Sun Tour. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 12–16 October 2011. 9 January 2014.
- News: Steele Von Hoff at Garmin-Sharp. 28 December 2012. 6 January 2013. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado.
- News: Garmin-Sharp (GRS) – USA. 1 August 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Aigle, Vaud.
- News: Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster. 28 December 2012. 6 January 2013. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130102153419/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2012/12/28/team-garmin-sharp-barracuda-unveils-2013-roster. 2 January 2013. dmy-all.
- http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/index.php?p=nyheder/profil.php&nyhed=276 Norsk etapesejr og gul trøje i Vejle
- News: Von Hoff signs for Garmin-Sharp. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 3 November 2012. 20 January 2014.
- News: Steele Von Hoff Interview: Garmin-Sharp's new signing gunning to show his speed. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Chevy Chase, Maryland. 25 December 2012. 20 January 2014. Ed Hood.
- News: Gold in national criterium for Steele Von Hoff after bronze and silver in previous two years. 10 January 2014. 19 January 2014. News Corp Australia. News Corp. Surry Hills, New South Wales. Reece Homfray.
- News: Von Hoff Wins Australian Crit Championship. 10 January 2014. 19 January 2014. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado.
- Web site: Garmin-Sharp's Steele Von Hoff joins NFTO for 2015 . Bull . Nick . 11 December 2014 . Cycling Weekly. 11 December 2014.
- News: Von Hoff wins Tour Down Under stage four. ABC News. 23 January 2015.
- Web site: Von Hoff signs for ONE Pro Cycling. 1 October 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 2 October 2015.
- Web site: 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018: Elite Men Road Race Results. 14 April 2018.
- Web site: Steele Von Hoff at Cycling Archives. 7 March 2013. Cycling Archives.
- Web site: Steele Von Hoff at Cycling Base. 6 January 2013. Cycling Base.
