Stijn Steels Explained

Stijn Steels
Fullname:	Stijn Steels
Birth Place:	Ghent, Belgium
Height:	1.82 m
Weight:	78 kg
Currentteam:	Retired
Role:	Rider
Amateuryears1:	2007
Amateurteam1:	Balen BC
Amateuryears2:	2008–2009
Amateurteam2:	Rock Werchter–Chocolade Jacques
Amateuryears3:	2012
Amateurteam3:	EFC–Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Proyears1:	2010
Proyears2:	2011
Proyears3:	2013
Proyears4:	2014–2017
Proyears5:	2018
Proyears6:	2019
Proteam6:	^[1]
Proyears7:	2020–2022
Proteam7:	^[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,^[5] 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 Sprints classification Three Days of De Panne

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

Notes and References

News: Lammertink en Van Poppel maken Roompot-Charles compleet. Michael. Kerkhof. Dutch. Lammertink and Van Poppel complete Roompot-Charles. Fiets. New Skool Media. 5 October 2018. 24 January 2019.
News: 2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep. Barry. Ryan. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 31 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
Web site: Deceuninck - Quick-Step. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101071627/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15237/1000495/279. 1 January 2021.
Web site: Stijn Steels » Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise . 26 October 2014.
News: Deceuninck-QuickStep sign Van Lerberghe and Stijn Steels. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 August 2019. 8 October 2019.