Last race for four-time Belgian champion

By Brecht Decaluwé in Knokke-Heist, Belgium

Quadruple Belgian champion and winner of bunch sprints in the Tour de France, Tom Steels, rode the final race of his career on Sunday at the Belgian National Championships in Knokke-Heist.

The 36 year-old sprinter rode an attentive race and was able to show himself in the finale when he played all or nothing – without success. He finished in the belly of the peloton in thirtieth.