Steff Cras Explained

Steff Cras
Fullname:Steff Cras
Birth Date:13 February 1996
Birth Place:Geel, Belgium
Height:1.83 m
Weight:65 kg
Currentteam:[1]
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Amateuryears1:2015–2016
Amateuryears2:2017
Proyears1:2018–2019
Proteam1:[2] [3]
Proyears2:2020–2022
Proteam2:[4] [5]
Proyears3:2023–

Steff Cras (born 13 February 1996) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[6]

Career

In August 2019 he rode the 2019 Vuelta a España.[7] In October 2019 Cras had been announced to join on an initial two-year deal following the demise of his current team .[8] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[9] This was his first ever Tour, his job was to ride in support of Caleb Ewan who was aiming for the Green Points Jersey.[10] The 2021 Volta a Catalunya was a race where COVID-19 was rampant, Cras caught COVID and had to abandon the race before the last stage.[11] After two years at Cras announced a one-year contract extension to remain with the team till the end of 2022.[12] On 17 August 2022 it was announced that Cras would join for two seasons from 2023.[13] [14] Cras started in the 2022 Vuelta a España but crashed heavily in Stage 2 so did not finish the stage and pulled out of the race.[15]

Major results

2014
  • 2nd Overall Tour du Valromey
  • 1st Stage 1
    2015
  • 10th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
    2016
  • 8th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
  • 8th Overall Course de la Paix U23
  • 8th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
    2017
  • 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
  • 4th Overall Tour Alsace
  • 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
  • 5th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
  • 5th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
    2018
  • 7th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
  • 7th Overall Okolo Slovenska
    2019
  • 9th Tokyo 2020 Test Event
    2022
  • 4th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
  • 5th Mercan'Tour Classic
  • 8th Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
    2023
  • 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
  • 7th Tour du Doubs
    2024
  • 8th GP Miguel Induráin
  • 8th Vuelta a Murcia
  • 9th Overall Tour of Slovenia

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour201920202021202220232024
    Giro d'Italia——————
    Tour de France—DNF——DNF16
    Vuelta a España76—20DNF11—
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Steff CRAS . UCI . 20 August 2022 . en.
    2. News: Katusha-Alpecin signs young Belgian climbing talent Cras - News Shorts. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 12 September 2017. 2 January 2018.
    3. News: Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. 4 January 2019.
    4. News: Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. 2 January 2020.
    5. Web site: Lotto Soudal. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101195132/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15244/1000929/279. 1 January 2021.
    6. Web site: TotalEnergies . . UCI.org . 18 January 2023.
    7. Web site: Vuelta a Espana 2019 . cyclingnews.com . 20 August 2022 . en . 24 August 2019.
    8. Web site: Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster . cyclingnews.com . 20 August 2022 . en . 27 October 2019.
    9. Web site: Tour de France 2020 . cyclingnews.com . 20 August 2022 . en . 5 August 2022.
    10. Web site: Selection for first Tour de France 'a dream come true' for Cras . cyclingnews.com . 20 August 2022 . en . 29 June 2020.
    11. Web site: Steff Cras tests positive for COVID-19 at Volta a Catalunya . cyclingnews.com . 20 August 2022 . en . 29 March 2021.
    12. Web site: Holmes and Cras sign extensions with Lotto Soudal . cyclingnews.com . 20 August 2022 . en . 29 October 2021.
    13. Web site: Steff Cras Signs with Team TotalEnergies for Two Seasons . Team TotalEnergies Pro Cycling . 20 August 2022 . en . 17 August 2022.
    14. Web site: "The good atmosphere that reigns in this team is very important to me" - Steff Cras to ride for TotalEnergies . CyclingUpToDate.com . 20 August 2022 . en . 18 August 2022.
    15. Web site: Vuelta 2022: Steff Cras is na val eerste opgever, drie botbreuken . WielerFlits . 20 August 2022 . nl . 20 August 2022.

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