# Steve Chainel

Steve Chainel (born 6 September 1983 in Remiremont) is a French former professional racing cyclist. Chainel competed for the Auber 93, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, FDJ, Ag2r–La Mondiale, Cofidis and Cross Team Legendre professional teams.
Chainel left FDJ–BigMat at the end of the 2012 season, and signed a two-year contract with Ag2r–La Mondiale for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Subsequently, Cofidis announced that they had signed Chainel for 2015.

## Major results
### Cyclo-cross
#### 1999–2000

    1st National Junior Championships

#### 2003–2004

    3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships

#### 2004–2005

    2nd National Under-23 Championships

#### 2005–2006

    1st Int. Radquerfeldein
    2nd Frankfurter Rad-Cross
    2nd Challenge de la France Cycliste 1
    2nd Challenge de la France Cycliste 2
    4th UCI World Championships

#### 2006–2007

    1st Marle
    1st Int. Radquerfeldein
    2nd Frankfurter Rad-Cross
    3rd Challenge de la France Cycliste 2
    3rd Intern. Radquer Hittnau

#### 2007–2008

    1st Grand Prix Hotel Threeland
    2nd Cyclo-cross International de Marle
    2nd Challenge de la France Cycliste 1

#### 2008–2009

    1st Grand Prix Hotel Threeland
    1st Grand Prix de la Commune de Niederanven
    2nd National Championships
    2nd Challenge de la France Cycliste de Cyclo-cross 1
    2nd Challenge de la France Cycliste de Cyclo-cross 2
    9th UCI World Championships

#### 2009–2010

    1st Grand Prix Wetzikon
    1st Grand Prix Hotel Threeland
    2nd National Championships
    2nd Challenge de la France 2
    3rd Challenge de la France 1
    3rd Cyclo-cross International de Marle

#### 2010–2011

    Challenge la France
       1st Saverne
       3rd Saint-Jean-De-Monts
       3rd Miramas
    1st GP de la Commune de Contern
    2nd Grand Prix Hotel Threeland
    3rd Velka Cena Mesta Tabora

#### 2011–2012

    2nd National Championships
    2nd Nommay
    2nd Cyclo-cross International de Marle
    Challenge la France de cyclo-cross
       2nd Besançon

#### 2013–2014

    2nd Challenge National 1ère Epreuve Saint-Etienne-lès-Remiremont

#### 2014–2015

    QianSen Trophy
       3rd Yanqing Station

#### 2015–2016

    Coupe de France
       2nd Flamanville
    2nd GGEW Grand Prix
    2nd GP-5-Sterne-Region
    Qiansen Trophy
       2nd Yanqing Station
       3rd Qiongzhong Station
    3rd Grand-Prix de la Commune de Contern

#### 2016–2017

    1st Trek CXC Cup
    2nd Val d'Ille Intermarché Tour
    EKZ CrossTour
       2nd Aigle
    4th Overall Coupe de France
       3rd Erôme Gervans

#### 2017–2018

    1st National Championships
    2nd Overall Coupe de France
       1st Besançon
       2nd Flamanville
       3rd Jablines
       3rd La Mézière
    2nd Jingle Cross 2
    10th UCI World Championships

#### 2018–2019

    1st Utsunomiya Day 1
    2nd Utsunomiya Day 2
    3rd Cyclo-cross International de la Solidarite
    4th Overall Coupe de France de cyclo-cross
       3rd Flamanville
    4th Overall EKZ CrossTour

#### 2019–2020

    2nd Overall Coupe de France de cyclo-cross
       1st Andrezieux-Boutheon
       2nd La Meziere
    2nd Jingle Cross 1
    2nd Grand Prix Topolcianky
    2nd Grand Prix Podbrezová
    3rd Mingant Lanarvily

#### 2020–2021

    1st Stockholm

#### 2022–2023

    2nd Erstein
    3rd Auxerre

### Road
#### 2005

    10th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines

#### 2006

    1st Nancray

#### 2007

    5th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
    7th Trophée des Grimpeurs

#### 2008

    1st Overall Circuit de Lorraine
       1st Stage 4
    2nd Trophée des Grimpeurs
    2nd Châteauroux Classic

#### 2009

    9th Overall Three Days of De Panne

#### 2010

    1st Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne
    4th Dwars door Vlaanderen

#### 2011

    4th Tro-Bro Léon
    5th Paris–Troyes
    6th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers

#### 2012

    8th Gent–Wevelgem

#### 2014

    6th Le Samyn

#### 2015

    6th Le Samyn

#### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Giro d'Italia | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | DNF |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |