Gert Steegmans
Template:Cyclist infobox Gert Steegmans (born on September 30, 1980 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a professional road bicycle racer from Belgium. 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. He has transferred to the Quick Step-Innergetic team for 2007 to become Tom Boonen's leadout man. (1)
Career overview
Although Gert was already known in Belgium, he gained more popularity outside Belgium as he impressively piloted Robbie McEwen to two stage wins during the 2006 Tour de France.
During the last few kilometers of Stage 2 of the 2007 Tour de France Gert pulled Boonen to the front for the final sprint, but Boonen was unable to pass Gert allowing Gert to take the stage win.
Palmares
- 2007
- Volta ao Algarve
- Stage 1
- Three Days of De Panne
- Stage 3
- Tour De France
- First Place in Stage 2
- 2006
- Tour of Algarve
- Second Place Overall
- First Place in Stages 3 and 4
- Tour of Belgium
- First Place in Stage 5
- Tour de Picardie
- First Place in Stage 2
- Four Days of Dunkirk
- First Place in Stage 3
- 2005
- Tour de Picardie
- First Place in Stage 1
- Vuelta a España
- Finished 104th Overall
- Nationale Sluitingprijs winner
- 2004
- Giro d'Italia
- Finished 131st Overall
- Belgian national championship
- Tour de la Région Wallonne stage 5
- 2002
- Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
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