Claire Steels (born 9 November 1986) is a British professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Movistar Team.
 Claire Steels at TCFIA 2022. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1986 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020–2022 | Sopela Women's Team |
| 2023 | Israel Premier Tech Roland |
| 2024– | Movistar Team |
Steels grew up in the market town of Bourne, Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. After completing education at Bourne Grammar School and University of Hull. Steels became a British professional racing cyclist,[1][2][3] who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team, Roland Cycling.[4]
In 2019, Steels took the overall classification, and a time trial stage win, at Rás na mBan.
Steels competed in the 2023 edition of the British National Road Race Championships. After finding herself in a front group of nine riders, she attacked on Skelton Green to reduce the selection to seven. When eventual winner Pfeiffer Georgi attacked from the group on the final descent of the race, Steels was able to move away from the remaining riders, finishing as runner-up.[5]
Major Results
edit- 2019
- 1st
Overall Rás na mBan
- 1st Stage 4
- 2021
- 9th Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry
- 2022
- 5th La Périgord Ladies
- 8th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 2023
- 1st ReVolta
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
- 6th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 2024
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
References
edit- ^ "Rider Chat: Claire Steels". Velo UK. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "A Day in the Life of... Claire Steels, Cyclist, Duathlete and PT". Lessons in Badassery. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Riding with Claire Steels: Novice to World Champion in Ten Months". Total Women's Cycling. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Claire Steels". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Wright place, Wright time: Wright and Georgi crowned champions of the road at the British National Championships". British Cycling. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
edit- Claire Steels at UCI
- Claire Steels at Cycling Archives
- Claire Steels at ProCyclingStats
- Claire Steels at Cycling Quotient
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