Stijn Steels
{{short description|Belgian cyclist}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Stijn Steels
| image = Rund um Köln 2019 136.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Steels in 2019.
| fullname = Stijn Steels
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{bda|1989|8|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ghent, Belgium
| height = 1.82 m
| weight = 78 kg
| currentteam = Retired
| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2007
| amateurteam1 = Balen BC
| amateuryears2 = 2008–2009
| amateurteam2 = Rock Werchter–Chocolade Jacques
| amateuryears3 = 2012
| amateurteam3 = EFC–Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
| proyears1 = 2010
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|QCT|2010}}
| proyears2 = 2011
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|JVC|2011}}
| proyears3 = 2013
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|CRE|2013}}
| proyears4 = 2014–2017
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SVB|2014}}
| proyears5 = 2018
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|VWT|2018}}
| proyears6 = 2019
| proyears7 = 2020–2022
| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|QST|2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-deceuninck-quickstep/|title=2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep|first=Barry|last=Ryan|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=2 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15237/1000495/279|title=Deceuninck - Quick-Step|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=1 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210101071627/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15237/1000495/279|archivedate=1 January 2021}}
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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=138641 | title=Stijn Steels » Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | accessdate=26 October 2014}}
In August 2019, it was announced that Steels would move up to UCI World Tour level from 2020, signing a two-year contract with {{UCI team code|QST|2020}},{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/deceuninck-quickstep-sign-van-lerberghe-and-stijn-steels/|title=Deceuninck-QuickStep sign Van Lerberghe and Stijn Steels|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=3 August 2019|accessdate=8 October 2019}} his seventh professional team.
Major results
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;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 20px 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
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References
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Category:Belgian male cyclists
Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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