Steve Schets

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Steve Schets
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Personal information
Born (1984-04-20) April 20, 1984 (age 39)
Ninove, Belgium
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2004–2007 Jong Vlaanderen
2007–2008 Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2009–2010 Jong Vlaanderen–Bauknecht
2011 Donckers Koffie–Jelly Belly
2012 Jong Vlaanderen
2013 Doltcini Flanders
Major wins
Handzame Classic (2011)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Men's track cycling
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Ballerup Madison

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.

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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 MaillotBelgica.svg Points race, National Track Championships
2nd Overall UIV Cup U23 (with Kenny De Ketele)
1st Munich
2nd Bremen
2nd Berlin
3rd Copenhagen
2005
1st MaillotBelgica.svg Madison, National Track Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
2005–06 UCI World Cup
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Madison, Moscow (with Kenny De Ketele)
2006
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
National Track Championships
1st MaillotBelgica.svg Scratch
1st MaillotBelgica.svg Team pursuit (with Kenny De Ketele, Ingmar De Poortere and Tim Mertens)
2007
2005–06 UCI World Cup
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Madison, Los Angeles (with Kenny De Ketele)
2010
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Madison, UCI World Championships (with Ingmar De Poortere)

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References

  1. "Steve Schets". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 31 July 2015.