Claire Steels (born 9 November 1986) is a British professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . 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

, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team, . In 2019, Steels took the overall classification, and a time trial stage win, at

Rás na mBan Rás na mBan is an international stage cycle road race for women in Ireland. It was first run in 2006 and has run annually since. The event began as a two-day race based in Dublin and became a three-day event in 2008 when it moved to a new base ...

. Steels competed in the 2023 edition of the

British National Road Race Championships The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of United Kingdom, British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. History Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclist ...

. After finding herself in a front group of nine riders, she attacked on Skelton Green to reduce the selection to seven. When eventual winner

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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.

Major Results

;2019 : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 4 ;2021 : 9th

Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry The Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held annually in Chambéry, France. The event was first held in 2003. The race entered the UCI calendar in UCI as a category 1.2 event, before upgrad ...

;2022 : 5th

La Périgord Ladies La Périgord Ladies is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories i ...

: 8th Overall

Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Ardèche Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after th ...

;2023 : 1st

ReVolta The reVolta was an annual professional women's road bicycle racing event in Catalonia, Spain. First held in 2018, it was initially organised on the same day as the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya. However, as there is another -more important- ...

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd

Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria is a women's bicycle race held in Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernm ...

: 6th Overall

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

: 9th

Trofeo Alfredo Binda Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a one day women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy in ...

;2024 : 2nd

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

, National Road Championships

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* 1986 births Living people English female cyclists British female cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) People educated at Bourne Grammar School People from Bourne, Lincolnshire Sportspeople from Lincolnshire Alumni of the University of Hull 21st-century English sportswomen {{UK-cycling-bio-stub