Gert Steegmans

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Gert Steegmans

Personal information
Full name	Gert Steegmans
Date of birth	September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (age 27)
Country	Belgium
Height	1.90 m
Weight	84 kg
Team information
Current team	Quick Step-Innergetic
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2003–2004 2005–2006 2007–	Lotto-Domo Davitamon-Lotto Quick Step-Innergetic
Major wins
Tour de France, 1 stage Paris-Nice, 2 stages Tour of Belgium, 1 stage Four Days of Dunkirk, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on:
February 20, 2008

Gert Steegmans (born on September 30, 1980 in Hasselt) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step-Innergetic. He has a strong finishing sprint and can compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian Cyclist Tom Boonen. He is considered to be one of the stronger riders of the new generation.

[edit] Career overview

Although Steegmans was already known in Belgium, he gained more popularity outside Belgium as he piloted Robbie McEwen to two stage wins during the 2006 Tour de France.

During the second stage of the 2007 Tour de France, a Liquigas rider fell sideways in the last 3 kilometres causing others to fall. Around 20 riders fell blocking the entire road and leaving approximately 30 riders to sprint for the victory, eventually taken by Steegmans in his home country ahead of his compatriot and team-mate Tom Boonen, who took over the green jersey by coming second in the stage.

[edit] Palmares

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Quick Step-Innergetic Cycling Team

v • d • e Riders on Quick Step Carlos Barredo | Paolo Bettini | Tom Boonen | Matteo Carrara | Wilfried Cretskens | Steven de Jongh | Stijn Devolder | Alexander Efimkin | Addy Engels | Mauro Facci | Juan Manuel Gárate | Dmitry Grabovskiy | Kevin Hulsmans | Alessandro Proni | Sébastien Rosseler | Leonardo Scarselli | Hubert Schwab | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Gert Steegmans | Andrea Tonti | Matteo Tosatto | Jurgen Van de Walle | Kevin van Impe | Davide Viganò | Giovanni Visconti | Wouter Weylandt | Maarten Wynants | Manager: Patrick Lefevere

Persondata
NAME	Steegmans, Gert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1980-09-30
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hasselt, Beglium
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH