A book describing his early life and his rise to the top of the duathlon scene has been published in Dutch (ISBN 9789077941980 "Meneer Duatlon").

He suffered a broken leg, facial injuries, a torn spleen and damage to lungs and heart.

In the days after the accident, he seemed to recover well and was getting close to leaving the intensive care section of the hospital in Roeselare on 13 September.

Vansteelant also won the Powerman Duathlon World long distance (10 km-150 km-30 km) championship in 2005 and 2006.

Benny’s younger brother, Joerie, has continued the Vansteelant tradition and has also had considerable success in elite Duathlon, including four world titles.