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.

Steve Schets
Personal information
Born (1984-04-20) April 20, 1984 (age 40)
Ninove, Belgium
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2004–2007Jong Vlaanderen
2007–2008Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2009–2010Jong Vlaanderen–Bauknecht
2011Donckers Koffie–Jelly Belly
2012Jong Vlaanderen
2013Doltcini Flanders
Major wins
Handzame Classic (2011)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's track cycling
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ballerup Madison

Major results

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Road

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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

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2003
UIV Cup U23
1st Ghent (with Kenny De Ketele)
2nd Amsterdam (with Kenny De Ketele)
2nd Munich (with Kenny De Ketele)
2004
1st   Points race, National Track Championships
2nd Overall UIV Cup U23 (with Kenny De Ketele)
1st Munich
2nd Bremen
2nd Berlin
3rd Copenhagen
2005
1st   Madison, National Track Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
2nd   Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
2005–06 UCI World Cup
3rd   Madison, Moscow (with Kenny De Ketele)
2006
1st   Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Kenny De Ketele)
National Track Championships
1st   Scratch
1st   Team pursuit (with Kenny De Ketele, Ingmar De Poortere and Tim Mertens)
2007
2005–06 UCI World Cup
2nd   Madison, Los Angeles (with Kenny De Ketele)
2010
3rd   Madison, UCI World Championships (with Ingmar De Poortere)

References

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