Steff Cras
 Cras in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 February 1996 Geel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Cycling career | |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Current team | Team TotalEnergies |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015–2016 | Lotto–Soudal U23 |
| 2017 | BMC Development Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018–2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| 2020–2022 | Lotto–Soudal |
| 2023–2025 | Team TotalEnergies |
| 2026– | Soudal–Quick-Step |
Steff Cras (born 13 February 1996) is a Belgian professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.
Career
In August 2019 he rode the 2019 Vuelta a España. In October 2019 Cras had been announced to join Lotto–Soudal on an initial two-year deal following the demise of his current team Team Katusha–Alpecin. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. This was his first ever Tour, his job was to ride in support of Caleb Ewan who was aiming for the Green Points Jersey. 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. After two years at Lotto–Soudal Cras announced a one-year contract extension to remain with the team till the end of 2022. On 17 August 2022 it was announced that Cras would join Team TotalEnergies for two seasons from 2023. 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.
In August 2025, Cras signed with UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step ahead of the 2026 season.
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
- 2025 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias
- 3rd Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 3rd Giro della Toscana
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | DNF | — | — | DNF | 16 |
 Vuelta a España |
76 | — | 20 | DNF | 11 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Steff CRAS". UCI. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Katusha-Alpecin signs young Belgian climbing talent Cras - News Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "TotalEnergies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Vuelta a Espana 2019". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". cyclingnews.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Tour de France 2020". cyclingnews.com. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Selection for first Tour de France 'a dream come true' for Cras". cyclingnews.com. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Steff Cras tests positive for COVID-19 at Volta a Catalunya". cyclingnews.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Holmes and Cras sign extensions with Lotto Soudal". cyclingnews.com. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Steff Cras Signs with Team TotalEnergies for Two Seasons". Team TotalEnergies Pro Cycling. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ ""The good atmosphere that reigns in this team is very important to me" - Steff Cras to ride for TotalEnergies". CyclingUpToDate.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Vuelta 2022: Steff Cras is na val eerste opgever, drie botbreuken". WielerFlits (in Dutch). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Soudal Quick-Step signs Steff Cras and Fabio Van Den Bossche". Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team. 15 August 2025. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025.
External links
- Steff Cras at UCI
- Steff Cras at ProCyclingStats
- Steff Cras at Cycling Quotient
- Steff Cras at CycleBase
- Steff Cras at InterSportStats
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