Personal information | |
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Full name | Kelly Van den Steen |
Born | Belgium | 1 September 1995
Team information | |
Current team | Chevalmeire |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2014–2017 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo |
2018–2019 | Lotto–Soudal Ladies [1] |
2020– | Chevalmeire Cycling Team [2] |
Kelly Van den Steen (born 1 September 1995) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Chevalmeire. [3] She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In August 2021 she married Michael Vanthourenhout. [4]
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