Steve Schets Explained

Steve Schets
Birth Date:20 April 1984
Birth Place:Ninove, Belgium
Height:1.88 m
Weight:74 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Track
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2004–2007
Proyears2:2007–2008
Proyears3:2009–2010
Proyears4:2011
Proyears5:2012
Proyears6:2013
Majorwins:Handzame Classic (2011)
Show-Medals:yes

Steve Schets (born 20 April 1984) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist.[1] On April 27, 2013, he crashed and broke his elbow. This caused him to decide to retire from professional cycling.

Major results

Road

2004
  • 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
  • 3rd Brussels–Zepperen
    2005
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour de Berlin
  • 1st Stage 4 Ronde van Antwerpen
  • 2nd Brussels–Zepperen
  • 3rd Beverbeek Classic
    2006
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour de Berlin
    2009
  • 10th Omloop van het Houtland
    2010
  • 5th Beverbeek Classic
    2011
  • 1st Handzame Classic
  • 3rd Dorpenomloop Rucphen
  • 6th Nationale Sluitingprijs
  • 10th GP Impanis-Van Petegem
    2012
  • 3rd Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
  • 6th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
  • 8th Arno Wallaard Memorial

    Track

    2003
  • UIV Cup U23
  • 1st Ghent (with Kenny De Ketele)
  • 2nd Amsterdam (with Kenny De Ketele)
  • 2nd Munich (with Kenny De Ketele)
    2004
  • 1st Points race, National Track Championships
  • 2nd Overall UIV Cup U23 (with Kenny De Ketele)
  • 1st Munich
  • 2nd Bremen
  • 2nd Berlin
  • 3rd Copenhagen
    2005
  • 1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
  • 2nd Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
  • 2005–06 UCI World Cup
  • 3rd Madison, Moscow (with Kenny De Ketele)
    2006
  • 1st Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 1st Team pursuit (with Kenny De Ketele, Ingmar De Poortere and Tim Mertens)
    2007
  • 2005–06 UCI World Cup
  • 2nd Madison, Los Angeles (with Kenny De Ketele)
    2010
  • 3rd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Ingmar De Poortere)

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Steve Schets . ProCyclingStats . 31 July 2015.