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Mathieu van der Poel

December 07, 2023

Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Dutch professional cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[4] He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain biking and road racing disciplines of the sport.

Mathieu van der Poel
Mathieu van der Poel, 2022 Paris–Roubaix.
Personal information
Full nameMathieu van der Poel
NicknameMVDP,
The Flying Dutchman[1]
Born (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 28)
Kapellen, Belgium
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Deceuninck
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider type
Amateur team
2012–2013IKO Enertherm–BKCP
Professional team
2014–Alpecin–Deceuninck[2][3]
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Championships (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
European Championships (2017–2019)
National Championships (2015–2020)
World Cup (2017–18)
Superprestige (2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
DVV Trophy (2017–18, 2018–19)
Mountain bike
European XC Championships (2019)
National XC Championships (2018)
Road

Grand Tours

Tour de France
1 individual stage (2021)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2022)
Combativity award (2022)

Stage races

BinckBank Tour (2020)
Tour of Belgium (2023)
Tour of Britain (2019)

One-day races and Classics

World Road Race Championships (2023)
National Road Race Championships (2018, 2020)
Tour of Flanders (2020, 2022)
Milan–San Remo (2023)
Paris–Roubaix (2023)
Strade Bianche (2021)
Amstel Gold Race (2019)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (2019, 2022)
Brabantse Pijl (2019)
GP de Denain (2019)
GP de Wallonie (2022)
Super 8 Classic (2023)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
2012 Koksijde Junior
2013 Louisville Junior
2015 Tábor Elite
2019 Bogense Elite
2020 Dübendorf Elite
2021 Ostend Elite
2023 Hoogerheide Elite
2017 Bieles Elite
2014 Hoogerheide Under-23
2018 Valkenburg Elite
European Championships
2011 Lucca Junior
2012 Ipswich Junior
2017 Tábor Elite
2018 Rosmalen Elite
2019 Silvelle Elite
2013 Mladá Boleslav Under-23
2016 Pontchâteau Elite
Men's road cycling
World Championships
2013 Florence Junior road race
2023 Glasgow Elite road race
European Championships
2018 Glasgow Elite road race
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
2018 Lenzerheide Elite cross-country
European Championships
2019 Brno Elite cross-country
Men's gravel bicycle racing
World Championships
2022 Veneto Elite
In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Poel, not Poel.

He is best known for winning the 2023 World Road Race Championships in Glasgow and the Junior Road Race World Championships in Florence in 2013[5][6] and is arguably the best cyclo-cross rider ever[7] winning the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tábor in 2015, Bogense in 2019, Dübendorf in 2020, Ostend in 2021 and Hoogerheide in 2023 and twice winning the Junior Cyclo-cross World Championships, in Koksijde in 2012[8] and Louisville in 2013. He also won the Cyclo-cross European Championships in Tábor in 2017, 's-Hertogenbosch in 2018 and Trebaseleghe in 2019, the Cross-country Mountain Bike European Championships in Brno in 2019 and twice the Junior Cyclo-cross European Championships, in Lucca in 2011 and Ipswich in 2012; the first rider to win at the highest level in three different cycling disciplines.[9]

As well as these international titles, Van der Poel is the winner of the Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships between 2015 and 2020, the Dutch National Mountain Bike Cross-country Championships in 2018 and the Dutch National Road Race Championships in 2018 and 2020,[10] as well as the Strade Bianche in 2021, the 2019 and 2022 editions of Dwars door Vlaanderen,[11] the Brabantse Pijl in 2019[12] and the Amstel Gold Race in 2019.[13] He won a stage in the 2021 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey, a stage in the 2022 Giro d'Italia and wore the pink jersey, won the 2019 Tour of Britain, the 2020 BinckBank Tour, the 2023 Tour of Belgium, the 2019 Grand Prix de Denain, the 2022 Grand Prix de Wallonie and the 2023 Super 8 Classic. He won the Monuments Tour of Flanders in 2020 and 2022 and both Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix in 2023, the latter in record time. His rivalry with Wout van Aert is considered among the greatest and longest lasting rivalries in the sport.[14][15]

Early and Personal life edit

Born in Kapellen, van der Poel comes from a family of professional cyclists; his brother David was also prominent in cyclo-cross racing, winning the 2013 National Under-23 Championships in Hilvarenbeek.[16] His father, Adri, is a former six-time Dutch National Champion and the World Cyclo-cross Champion for 1996; he was also twice a stage winner at the Tour de France and a winner of several Classics during his career.[5]

His maternal grandfather was French cyclist Raymond Poulidor,[17] winner of the 1964 Vuelta a España, who also finished the Tour de France in runner-up position three times and in third place five times.[18]

Career edit

Junior career edit

Dominance in cyclo-cross and first road race wins edit

Van der Poel made his debut in cyclo-cross during the 2009–10 season, competing in the novices ranks. He won several local races, and at the National Championships in Heerlen, Van der Poel finished in second place, fifteen seconds behind champion Erik Kramer.[19] During the 2010–11 season, Van der Poel won all of the races that he contested; he also combined this with racing on the road in the summer of 2011, and won the Dutch Novice Time Trial Championships in Zwartemeer. The following winter, Van der Poel advanced to the junior ranks, and was immediately dominant in this season; out of all the races he contested, he failed to finish first on only four occasions. He also claimed the junior titles at National,[20] European,[21] and World Championship level,[8] each one by a convincing margin.[22]

 
Van der Poel at the 2013 Krawatencross.

During the 2012 road season, Van der Poel got his first general classification victory[23] at the Ronde des Vallées; he also won the young rider classification at the same race. Van der Poel was a member of the Dutch World Championship squad, when he competed in the junior road race; he finished within the 56-rider main group, and as the best-placed Dutch rider, in ninth position.[24] Picking up where he left off the previous winter, Van der Poel's 2012–13 cyclo-cross campaign was flawless; he contested thirty races, and won every single one of them.[25] Having defended his European title in the United Kingdom,[26] Van der Poel maintained his Dutch title in Hilvarenbeek on the same day that his brother David won the Under-23 Championships.[16]

World champion in cyclo-cross and on the road edit

The month after winning his Dutch title, Van der Poel became the first cyclist to defend his junior world title, by winning the race in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of teammate Martijn Budding.[27] In the 2013 road season, Van der Poel contested several Nations' Cup Juniors events for the Dutch national team. At the Course de la Paix, Van der Poel won the opening stage[28] in a six-rider select group; he held the race lead into the following day, where Mads Pedersen assumed the race lead for the remainder of the race in an individual time trial around Třebenice. Van der Poel finished third, behind Pedersen and Logan Owen.[29] His next appearance came at the Grand Prix Général Patton, where he soloed – from 14 km (8.7 mi) remaining[30] – to a six-second victory on the race's second and final stage in Wincrange, en route to finishing second place overall, five seconds adrift of race-winner Christoffer Lisson of Denmark.[30][31] In the process, he also won the points and mountains sub-classifications.[31]

Van der Poel booked stage victories at the Ain'Ternational–Rhône Alpes–Valromey Tour; riding for Enerthem-BKCP, he won a five-rider sprint on the opener,[32] and defeated France's Élie Gesbert in a head-to-head finish on the final stage,[33] to take the overall race victory by almost half a minute from Gesbert.[34] Prior to his next Nations Cup appearance, Van der Poel won the Dutch National Junior Road Race Championships in Chaam.[35] At the Trophée Centre Morbihan, Van der Poel won the race overall,[36] having defended the race lead from the start, after winning a head-to-head sprint against Belarus' Aleksandr Riabushenko on the opening stage.[36] In the lead up to the World Championships, Van der Poel dominated the Grand Prix Rüebliland event, as he won the opening three of the race's four stages.[37] He won a three-rider sprint in Bettwil to win the opening stage,[37] before a solo victory the following day in Leutwil,[37] and a victory in a 9 km (5.6 mi) individual time trial in Hunzenschwil.[37] Pedersen got the better of Van der Poel in a bunch sprint on the final stage, but Van der Poel had done enough to win the race overall by 46 seconds over Pedersen.[37]

This form made Van der Poel one of the favourites for the World Championships,[38] where he would lead the Dutch squad. In addition to competing in the road race, Van der Poel contested the junior time trial race for the Netherlands, along with Sam Oomen. Van der Poel finished 50th out of the 84 riders to complete the course, over two minutes down on the eventual world champion Igor Decraene of Belgium.[39] In the road race, Van der Poel attacked on the final lap,[40] and bridged up to the race leader Franck Bonnamour of France; he later distanced him on the final climb of Via Salviati – around 5 km (3.1 mi) from the finish – and soloed away to win the gold medal,[5] ahead of Pedersen and Albania's Nikaj Iltjan.[41][42]

Senior career edit

 
van der Poel (right) in front of Wout Van Aert at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup, Namur, 2015.

Van der Poel moved into the under-23 category ahead of the 2013–14 cyclo-cross season.[43] In his first race in the class, Van der Poel won the GP Mario De Clercq – in the BPost Bank Trophy – at Ronse, defeating nearest rival Gianni Vermeersch by twelve seconds.[44] After he finished third in his first World Cup race,[45] Van der Poel won the second round of the season at Tábor in the Czech Republic, beating Vermeersch once again by three seconds.[46] In the process, Van der Poel became the first rider since Niels Albert in 2004 to take an under-23 race victory as a first-year rider.[47] He completed a clean sweep of victories in the major cyclo-cross competitions, by winning at Ruddervoorde in the Superprestige the following day, leading home his rivals by almost a minute.[48] He won a silver medal at the UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic,[49] finishing 23 seconds behind winner Michael Vanthourenhout.

Van der Poel turned professional with the BKCP–Powerplus team at the start of the 2014 season, joining brother David at the squad, having signed a four-year contract.[50] Prior to doing so, Van der Poel made his elite debut in the Scheldecross Antwerpen,[51] in December 2013; Van der Poel was competing alongside professionals as there was no under-23 race. He finished second in the race, five seconds behind his future teammate Niels Albert,[52] having dropped Philipp Walsleben and Rob Peeters in the closing stages.[53] He again finished second to Albert ten days later in the Grand Prix De Ster Sint-Niklaas, losing out in a two-man sprint finish.[54] He ended 2013 with his fourth Superprestige victory of the season at Diegem.[55]

 
Van der Poel at the 2018 Cross-country World Cup in Albstadt.

After finishing second to Wout van Aert in his opening race of 2014 at the Grand Prix Sven Nys,[56] Van der Poel secured the overall under-23 World Cup title with his fourth win of the season, at the Memorial Romano Scotti in Rome.[57] He achieved his first professional victory at the Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo-cross in Heerlen, beating closest rivals Thijs van Amerongen and Rob Peeters.[58] In his first senior road race, Van der Poel finished seventh in the Omloop der Kempen, which had finished in a sprint to the line in Veldhoven. Just a few weeks later he secured his first professional victory on the road, winning the Ronde van Limburg.[59]

He began to compete in the cross-country cycling discipline of the sport having set his sights on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In 2017 he placed 2nd in the World Cup at Albstadt behind world champion Nino Schurter. In 2018 he raced a full World Cup season finishing 2nd in the series overall and 3rd at the World Championships in Lenzerheide, as well as winning the Dutch National Championship.

At the 2018 European Cycling Championships in Glasgow, Van der Poel competed in the cross-country mountain bike and the road race, winning a silver medal in the latter.

2019 edit

 
van der Poel celebrating victory in the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen

van der Poel won the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen.[60]

In March 2019, van der Poel won the 2019 Grand Prix de Denain. He attacked from a leading group of three riders, including Alex Kirsch of Luxembourg and Trek–Segafredo and Estonian Mihkel Räim of Israel Cycling Academy, and rode over eight kilometers solo to the finish.[61]

At the 2019 Amstel Gold Race, van der Poel was the first of the favourites to attack at 43 km to the finish together with Gorka Izagirre, but their attempt was brought back by the peloton soon after. After the final ascent of the Cauberg, Julian Alaphilippe and Jakob Fuglsang had a lead of 30 seconds over the two chasers and nearly a minute over the group behind. With 3 km to go their lead was up to 40 seconds over Michał Kwiatkowski. At that point, the two in front stopped collaborating with each other, attempting to conserve energy for their final sprint. However, they were then caught in the last kilometer, first by Kwiatkowski and then by the other chase group led by Van der Poel. In the ensuing sprint, Van der Poel proved to be the strongest[62][63]

2020 edit

In October, van der Poel won the 2020 Tour of Flanders, by outsprinting Wout van Aert. The pair had broken away with Julian Alaphillipe before the latter crashed out in an incident involving a race motorcycle.[64]

2021 edit

 
Van der Poel in the yellow jersey in the 2021 Tour de France.

In 2021, Van der Poel competed in his first grand tour, the 2021 Tour de France. Here he succeeded in winning the second stage and acquired the yellow jersey, which he wore for six days. He also secured the King of the Mountain jersey on that stage, which he held for a single day.

Van der Poel participated in the Mountain Biking event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event had seven laps, but he crashed on a descent in the first lap, as he was apparently unaware that a ramp, present during practice, had been removed.[65] He managed to continue racing, but eventually pulled out after the sixth lap, unable to make up lost time.

Due to persistent back problems, worsened by his Olympic crash, Van der Poel did not defend his title at the 2021 Tour of Britain.[66] He won the 2021 edition of the Antwerp Port Epic, which he used as a trial run for the UCI World Championships.

He came eighth at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships and finished his road season in the 2021 Paris–Roubaix where he took the final podium place covered head to toe in mud.[67] He put an initial hold on his cyclocross season due to his continued back pain, and eventually raced twice before pulling out altogether. At his first race, the Dendermonde World Cup, he finished second behind Wout van Aert. In his second and final race of the season, he crashed early on and pulled out after seven laps.[68]

In September 2021, he renewed his contract with Alpecin–Fenix until 2025.[69]

2022 edit

 
van der Poel at the 2022 Giro d'Italia

After three months of rest due to his back pain, Van der Poel began his 2022 season at Milan–San Remo, where he finished third.[70] He rode in the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, a five-day stage race, where he won the fourth stage.[71]

He won the Dwars door Vlaanderen.[72]

At the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tadej Pogačar, making his debut at the race, attacked on the second ascent of Oude Kwaremont and the Koppenberg to pull ahead of the peloton with a select group of riders including van der Poel. Pogačar accelerated twice more on the final ascent of Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg with only van der Poel able to go with him. The duo rode slowly inside the final kilometre as they prepared for the sprint but this action allowed Dylan van Baarle and Valentin Madouas to come back in the final few hundred metres before van der Poel took the win in the sprint finish.[73]

After a fourth in Amstel Gold Race[74] and a ninth in Paris–Roubaix,[75] Van der Poel made his first appearance at the Giro d'Italia,[76] the second Grand Tour participation of his career. He won the opening stage and wore the pink leader's jersey for three stages.[77] He also won the overall Combativity Award.[78]

In September, Van der Poel was convicted of common assault against two girls aged 13 and 14, after an incident in a hotel in Sydney the night before the Road World Championship; the conviction was overturned following appeal in December.[79]

2023 edit

 
van der Poel after winning the 2023 Milan–San Remo

Van der Poel began his 2023 season with a win at the X20 Trofee Herentals cyclocross race.[80] He followed this up with two further wins and two silver medals before taking part in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, which he won for a fifth time after a tight sprint against Wout van Aert.[81]

At Milan–San Remo, Van der Poel attacked at the top of the Poggio di San Remo, leaving his main rivals Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar and Filippo Ganna behind and soloing into the finish in San Remo.[82]

In April, Van der Poel won Paris-Roubaix, setting a new record of 46.841 km/h, an improvement of more than 1 km/h over the previous record, and finished second in the Tour of Flanders.[83]

On 6 August 2023, van der Poel won the elite men's road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships, held in Glasgow as part of the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships. van der Poel attacked the leading group of riders including van Aert, Pogacar and Mads Pedersen (cyclist) in the closing laps and despite suffering a crash and damaging his shoe was able to extend his lead to take solo victory.[6][84]

Career achievements edit

See also: List of career achievements by Mathieu van der Poel

References edit

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mathieu, poel, born, january, 1995, dutch, professional, cyclist, rides, worldteam, alpecin, deceuninck, competes, cyclo, cross, mountain, biking, road, racing, disciplines, sport, 2022, paris, roubaix, personal, informationfull, namenicknamemvdp, flying, dutc. Mathieu van der Poel born 19 January 1995 is a Dutch professional cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin Deceuninck 4 He competes in the cyclo cross mountain biking and road racing disciplines of the sport Mathieu van der PoelMathieu van der Poel 2022 Paris Roubaix Personal informationFull nameMathieu van der PoelNicknameMVDP The Flying Dutchman 1 Born 1995 01 19 19 January 1995 age 28 Kapellen BelgiumHeight1 84 m 6 ft 1 2 in Weight75 kg 165 lb 11 st 11 lb Team informationCurrent teamAlpecin DeceuninckDisciplinesCyclo crossMountain bikingRoadRoleRiderRider typePuncheur road Classics specialist road Cross country olympic XCO mountain biking Cross country short track XCC mountain biking Amateur team2012 2013IKO Enertherm BKCPProfessional team2014 Alpecin Deceuninck 2 3 Major winsCyclo cross World Championships 2015 2019 2020 2021 2023 European Championships 2017 2019 National Championships 2015 2020 World Cup 2017 18 Superprestige 2014 15 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 DVV Trophy 2017 18 2018 19 Mountain bike European XC Championships 2019 National XC Championships 2018 RoadGrand Tours Tour de France1 individual stage 2021 dd Giro d Italia1 individual stage 2022 Combativity award 2022 dd Stage races BinckBank Tour 2020 Tour of Belgium 2023 Tour of Britain 2019 One day races and Classics World Road Race Championships 2023 National Road Race Championships 2018 2020 Tour of Flanders 2020 2022 Milan San Remo 2023 Paris Roubaix 2023 Strade Bianche 2021 Amstel Gold Race 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen 2019 2022 Brabantse Pijl 2019 GP de Denain 2019 GP de Wallonie 2022 Super 8 Classic 2023 Medal record Representing the NetherlandsMen s cyclo crossWorld Championships2012 Koksijde Junior2013 Louisville Junior2015 Tabor Elite2019 Bogense Elite2020 Dubendorf Elite2021 Ostend Elite2023 Hoogerheide Elite2017 Bieles Elite2014 Hoogerheide Under 232018 Valkenburg EliteEuropean Championships2011 Lucca Junior2012 Ipswich Junior2017 Tabor Elite2018 Rosmalen Elite2019 Silvelle Elite2013 Mlada Boleslav Under 232016 Pontchateau EliteMen s road cyclingWorld Championships2013 Florence Junior road race2023 Glasgow Elite road raceEuropean Championships2018 Glasgow Elite road raceMen s mountain bike racingWorld Championships2018 Lenzerheide Elite cross countryEuropean Championships2019 Brno Elite cross countryMen s gravel bicycle racingWorld Championships2022 Veneto EliteIn this Dutch name the surname is van der Poel not Poel He is best known for winning the 2023 World Road Race Championships in Glasgow and the Junior Road Race World Championships in Florence in 2013 5 6 and is arguably the best cyclo cross rider ever 7 winning the Cyclo cross World Championships in Tabor in 2015 Bogense in 2019 Dubendorf in 2020 Ostend in 2021 and Hoogerheide in 2023 and twice winning the Junior Cyclo cross World Championships in Koksijde in 2012 8 and Louisville in 2013 He also won the Cyclo cross European Championships in Tabor in 2017 s Hertogenbosch in 2018 and Trebaseleghe in 2019 the Cross country Mountain Bike European Championships in Brno in 2019 and twice the Junior Cyclo cross European Championships in Lucca in 2011 and Ipswich in 2012 the first rider to win at the highest level in three different cycling disciplines 9 As well as these international titles Van der Poel is the winner of the Dutch National Cyclo cross Championships between 2015 and 2020 the Dutch National Mountain Bike Cross country Championships in 2018 and the Dutch National Road Race Championships in 2018 and 2020 10 as well as the Strade Bianche in 2021 the 2019 and 2022 editions of Dwars door Vlaanderen 11 the Brabantse Pijl in 2019 12 and the Amstel Gold Race in 2019 13 He won a stage in the 2021 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey a stage in the 2022 Giro d Italia and wore the pink jersey won the 2019 Tour of Britain the 2020 BinckBank Tour the 2023 Tour of Belgium the 2019 Grand Prix de Denain the 2022 Grand Prix de Wallonie and the 2023 Super 8 Classic He won the Monuments Tour of Flanders in 2020 and 2022 and both Milan San Remo and Paris Roubaix in 2023 the latter in record time His rivalry with Wout van Aert is considered among the greatest and longest lasting rivalries in the sport 14 15 Contents 1 Early and Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Junior career 2 1 1 Dominance in cyclo cross and first road race wins 2 1 2 World champion in cyclo cross and on the road 2 2 Senior career 2 2 1 2019 2 2 2 2020 2 2 3 2021 2 2 4 2022 2 2 5 2023 3 Career achievements 4 References 5 External linksEarly and Personal life editBorn in Kapellen van der Poel comes from a family of professional cyclists his brother David was also prominent in cyclo cross racing winning the 2013 National Under 23 Championships in Hilvarenbeek 16 His father Adri is a former six time Dutch National Champion and the World Cyclo cross Champion for 1996 he was also twice a stage winner at the Tour de France and a winner of several Classics during his career 5 His maternal grandfather was French cyclist Raymond Poulidor 17 winner of the 1964 Vuelta a Espana who also finished the Tour de France in runner up position three times and in third place five times 18 Career editJunior career edit Dominance in cyclo cross and first road race wins edit Van der Poel made his debut in cyclo cross during the 2009 10 season competing in the novices ranks He won several local races and at the National Championships in Heerlen Van der Poel finished in second place fifteen seconds behind champion Erik Kramer 19 During the 2010 11 season Van der Poel won all of the races that he contested he also combined this with racing on the road in the summer of 2011 and won the Dutch Novice Time Trial Championships in Zwartemeer The following winter Van der Poel advanced to the junior ranks and was immediately dominant in this season out of all the races he contested he failed to finish first on only four occasions He also claimed the junior titles at National 20 European 21 and World Championship level 8 each one by a convincing margin 22 nbsp Van der Poel at the 2013 Krawatencross During the 2012 road season Van der Poel got his first general classification victory 23 at the Ronde des Vallees he also won the young rider classification at the same race Van der Poel was a member of the Dutch World Championship squad when he competed in the junior road race he finished within the 56 rider main group and as the best placed Dutch rider in ninth position 24 Picking up where he left off the previous winter Van der Poel s 2012 13 cyclo cross campaign was flawless he contested thirty races and won every single one of them 25 Having defended his European title in the United Kingdom 26 Van der Poel maintained his Dutch title in Hilvarenbeek on the same day that his brother David won the Under 23 Championships 16 World champion in cyclo cross and on the road edit The month after winning his Dutch title Van der Poel became the first cyclist to defend his junior world title by winning the race in Louisville Kentucky ahead of teammate Martijn Budding 27 In the 2013 road season Van der Poel contested several Nations Cup Juniors events for the Dutch national team At the Course de la Paix Van der Poel won the opening stage 28 in a six rider select group he held the race lead into the following day where Mads Pedersen assumed the race lead for the remainder of the race in an individual time trial around Trebenice Van der Poel finished third behind Pedersen and Logan Owen 29 His next appearance came at the Grand Prix General Patton where he soloed from 14 km 8 7 mi remaining 30 to a six second victory on the race s second and final stage in Wincrange en route to finishing second place overall five seconds adrift of race winner Christoffer Lisson of Denmark 30 31 In the process he also won the points and mountains sub classifications 31 Van der Poel booked stage victories at the Ain Ternational Rhone Alpes Valromey Tour riding for Enerthem BKCP he won a five rider sprint on the opener 32 and defeated France s Elie Gesbert in a head to head finish on the final stage 33 to take the overall race victory by almost half a minute from Gesbert 34 Prior to his next Nations Cup appearance Van der Poel won the Dutch National Junior Road Race Championships in Chaam 35 At the Trophee Centre Morbihan Van der Poel won the race overall 36 having defended the race lead from the start after winning a head to head sprint against Belarus Aleksandr Riabushenko on the opening stage 36 In the lead up to the World Championships Van der Poel dominated the Grand Prix Ruebliland event as he won the opening three of the race s four stages 37 He won a three rider sprint in Bettwil to win the opening stage 37 before a solo victory the following day in Leutwil 37 and a victory in a 9 km 5 6 mi individual time trial in Hunzenschwil 37 Pedersen got the better of Van der Poel in a bunch sprint on the final stage but Van der Poel had done enough to win the race overall by 46 seconds over Pedersen 37 This form made Van der Poel one of the favourites for the World Championships 38 where he would lead the Dutch squad In addition to competing in the road race Van der Poel contested the junior time trial race for the Netherlands along with Sam Oomen Van der Poel finished 50th out of the 84 riders to complete the course over two minutes down on the eventual world champion Igor Decraene of Belgium 39 In the road race Van der Poel attacked on the final lap 40 and bridged up to the race leader Franck Bonnamour of France he later distanced him on the final climb of Via Salviati around 5 km 3 1 mi from the finish and soloed away to win the gold medal 5 ahead of Pedersen and Albania s Nikaj Iltjan 41 42 Senior career edit nbsp van der Poel right in front of Wout Van Aert at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Namur 2015 Van der Poel moved into the under 23 category ahead of the 2013 14 cyclo cross season 43 In his first race in the class Van der Poel won the GP Mario De Clercq in the BPost Bank Trophy at Ronse defeating nearest rival Gianni Vermeersch by twelve seconds 44 After he finished third in his first World Cup race 45 Van der Poel won the second round of the season at Tabor in the Czech Republic beating Vermeersch once again by three seconds 46 In the process Van der Poel became the first rider since Niels Albert in 2004 to take an under 23 race victory as a first year rider 47 He completed a clean sweep of victories in the major cyclo cross competitions by winning at Ruddervoorde in the Superprestige the following day leading home his rivals by almost a minute 48 He won a silver medal at the UEC European Cyclo cross Championships in Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic 49 finishing 23 seconds behind winner Michael Vanthourenhout Van der Poel turned professional with the BKCP Powerplus team at the start of the 2014 season joining brother David at the squad having signed a four year contract 50 Prior to doing so Van der Poel made his elite debut in the Scheldecross Antwerpen 51 in December 2013 Van der Poel was competing alongside professionals as there was no under 23 race He finished second in the race five seconds behind his future teammate Niels Albert 52 having dropped Philipp Walsleben and Rob Peeters in the closing stages 53 He again finished second to Albert ten days later in the Grand Prix De Ster Sint Niklaas losing out in a two man sprint finish 54 He ended 2013 with his fourth Superprestige victory of the season at Diegem 55 nbsp Van der Poel at the 2018 Cross country World Cup in Albstadt After finishing second to Wout van Aert in his opening race of 2014 at the Grand Prix Sven Nys 56 Van der Poel secured the overall under 23 World Cup title with his fourth win of the season at the Memorial Romano Scotti in Rome 57 He achieved his first professional victory at the Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo cross in Heerlen beating closest rivals Thijs van Amerongen and Rob Peeters 58 In his first senior road race Van der Poel finished seventh in the Omloop der Kempen which had finished in a sprint to the line in Veldhoven Just a few weeks later he secured his first professional victory on the road winning the Ronde van Limburg 59 He began to compete in the cross country cycling discipline of the sport having set his sights on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games In 2017 he placed 2nd in the World Cup at Albstadt behind world champion Nino Schurter In 2018 he raced a full World Cup season finishing 2nd in the series overall and 3rd at the World Championships in Lenzerheide as well as winning the Dutch National Championship At the 2018 European Cycling Championships in Glasgow Van der Poel competed in the cross country mountain bike and the road race winning a silver medal in the latter 2019 edit nbsp van der Poel celebrating victory in the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderenvan der Poel won the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen 60 In March 2019 van der Poel won the 2019 Grand Prix de Denain He attacked from a leading group of three riders including Alex Kirsch of Luxembourg and Trek Segafredo and Estonian Mihkel Raim of Israel Cycling Academy and rode over eight kilometers solo to the finish 61 At the 2019 Amstel Gold Race van der Poel was the first of the favourites to attack at 43 km to the finish together with Gorka Izagirre but their attempt was brought back by the peloton soon after After the final ascent of the Cauberg Julian Alaphilippe and Jakob Fuglsang had a lead of 30 seconds over the two chasers and nearly a minute over the group behind With 3 km to go their lead was up to 40 seconds over Michal Kwiatkowski At that point the two in front stopped collaborating with each other attempting to conserve energy for their final sprint However they were then caught in the last kilometer first by Kwiatkowski and then by the other chase group led by Van der Poel In the ensuing sprint Van der Poel proved to be the strongest 62 63 2020 edit In October van der Poel won the 2020 Tour of Flanders by outsprinting Wout van Aert The pair had broken away with Julian Alaphillipe before the latter crashed out in an incident involving a race motorcycle 64 2021 edit nbsp Van der Poel in the yellow jersey in the 2021 Tour de France In 2021 Van der Poel competed in his first grand tour the 2021 Tour de France Here he succeeded in winning the second stage and acquired the yellow jersey which he wore for six days He also secured the King of the Mountain jersey on that stage which he held for a single day Van der Poel participated in the Mountain Biking event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo The event had seven laps but he crashed on a descent in the first lap as he was apparently unaware that a ramp present during practice had been removed 65 He managed to continue racing but eventually pulled out after the sixth lap unable to make up lost time Due to persistent back problems worsened by his Olympic crash Van der Poel did not defend his title at the 2021 Tour of Britain 66 He won the 2021 edition of the Antwerp Port Epic which he used as a trial run for the UCI World Championships He came eighth at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships and finished his road season in the 2021 Paris Roubaix where he took the final podium place covered head to toe in mud 67 He put an initial hold on his cyclocross season due to his continued back pain and eventually raced twice before pulling out altogether At his first race the Dendermonde World Cup he finished second behind Wout van Aert In his second and final race of the season he crashed early on and pulled out after seven laps 68 In September 2021 he renewed his contract with Alpecin Fenix until 2025 69 2022 edit nbsp van der Poel at the 2022 Giro d ItaliaAfter three months of rest due to his back pain Van der Poel began his 2022 season at Milan San Remo where he finished third 70 He rode in the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali a five day stage race where he won the fourth stage 71 He won the Dwars door Vlaanderen 72 At the Ronde van Vlaanderen Tadej Pogacar making his debut at the race attacked on the second ascent of Oude Kwaremont and the Koppenberg to pull ahead of the peloton with a select group of riders including van der Poel Pogacar accelerated twice more on the final ascent of Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg with only van der Poel able to go with him The duo rode slowly inside the final kilometre as they prepared for the sprint but this action allowed Dylan van Baarle and Valentin Madouas to come back in the final few hundred metres before van der Poel took the win in the sprint finish 73 After a fourth in Amstel Gold Race 74 and a ninth in Paris Roubaix 75 Van der Poel made his first appearance at the Giro d Italia 76 the second Grand Tour participation of his career He won the opening stage and wore the pink leader s jersey for three stages 77 He also won the overall Combativity Award 78 In September Van der Poel was convicted of common assault against two girls aged 13 and 14 after an incident in a hotel in Sydney the night before the Road World Championship the conviction was overturned following appeal in December 79 2023 edit nbsp van der Poel after winning the 2023 Milan San RemoVan der Poel began his 2023 season with a win at the X20 Trofee Herentals cyclocross race 80 He followed this up with two further wins and two silver medals before taking part in the UCI Cyclo cross World Championships which he won for a fifth time after a tight sprint against Wout van Aert 81 At Milan San Remo Van der Poel attacked at the top of the Poggio di San Remo leaving his main rivals Wout van Aert Tadej Pogacar and Filippo Ganna behind and soloing into the finish in San Remo 82 In April Van der Poel won Paris Roubaix setting a new record of 46 841 km h an improvement of more than 1 km h over the previous record and finished second in the Tour of Flanders 83 On 6 August 2023 van der Poel won the elite men s road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships held in Glasgow as part of the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships van der Poel attacked the leading group of riders including van Aert Pogacar and Mads Pedersen cyclist in the closing laps and despite suffering a crash and damaging his shoe was able to extend his lead to take solo victory 6 84 Career achievements editSee also List of career achievements by Mathieu van der PoelReferences edit Van der Poel the Flying Dutchman is back Union Cycliste Internationale 5 April 2022 Retrieved 6 October 2022 Corendon Circus maakt plannen voor 2019 bekend Corendon Circus announces plans for 2019 Corendon Circus in Dutch Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA 18 December 2018 Archived from the original on 11 January 2019 Retrieved 12 January 2019 De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden The new playmates for MVDP We will be looked at more Sporza in Dutch Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroeporganisatie 2 January 2020 Retrieved 3 January 2020 Alpecin Fenix UCI org Union Cycliste Internationale Archived from the original on 3 January 2021 Retrieved 3 January 2021 a b c Brown Gregor 28 September 2013 Mathieu van der Poel wins junior road Worlds title Cycling Weekly IPC Media Retrieved 2 November 2013 a b Poole Harry Van der Poel wins men s road race world title BBC Sport Retrieved 6 August 2023 Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert The anatomy of a rivalry Cyclingnews com Patrick Fletcher 3 February 2023 Retrieved 6 September 2023 a b Bagg Chris Vardaros Christine 28 January 2012 Mathieu van der Poel Wins First Race of the World Championship in Koksijde Cyclocross Magazine PFS Retrieved 2 November 2013 Mathieu Van Der Poel defends junior world cyclocross title VeloNews Competitor Group Inc 2 February 2013 Retrieved 2 November 2013 Mathieu van der Poel claims Dutch title Cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company 1 July 2018 Retrieved 1 July 2018 Decaluwe Brecht 3 April 2019 Instinct delivers Van der Poel to victory in Dwars door Vlaanderen Cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company Retrieved 21 April 2019 Long Jonny 17 April 2019 Mathieu van der Poel shows incredible strength to win De Brabantse Pijl 2019 Cycling Weekly TI Media Retrieved 21 April 2019 Mathieu Van der Poel wins Amstel Gold Race Cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company 21 April 2019 Retrieved 21 April 2019 Van Aert vs Van der Poel A Rivalry for the Ages welovecycling com Siegfried Mortkowitz 12 April 2023 Retrieved 6 September 2023 Wout van Aert v Mathieu van der Poel a truly rare and iconic sporting rivalry cyclingweekly com Tom Thewlis 7 February 2023 Retrieved 6 September 2023 a b Broers Van der Poel beiden kampioen Brothers Van der Poel are both champions De Gelderlander in Dutch Koninklijke Wegener NV 13 January 2013 Archived from the original on 4 November 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Le petit fils de Raymond Poulidor champion du monde juniors The grandson of Raymond Poulidor is junior world champion RFI fr in French Radio France Internationale 28 September 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 1957 1966 Anquetil 5 0 Poulidor BBC Sport BBC 29 June 2005 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Hazen Bart Mack Jamie 10 January 2010 Erik Kramer and David van der Poel Dutch National Champions in the Youth Categories Cyclocross Magazine PFS Retrieved 3 November 2013 Van der Poel wins Dutch junior cross title Cyclingnews com Future plc 8 January 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Van der Poel takes junior title Cyclingnews com Future plc 6 November 2011 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Seaton Dan 28 January 2012 Mathieu van der Poel takes worlds Junior CX title VeloNews Competitor Group Inc Retrieved 3 November 2013 Gachet Frederic 12 August 2012 Ronde des Vallees a Hemonstoir Et 3 Classements Ronde des Vallees a Hemonstoir Stage 3 Classification Directvelo in French Association Le Peloton Retrieved 3 November 2013 Final Results Resultats finaux Road Race Men Juniors Course en ligne Hommes Junior PDF Sport Result Tissot Timing 23 September 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 4 November 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Mignot Alexandre 25 February 2013 Van der Poel termine la saison invaincu Van der Poel finished the season undefeated Cyclism Actu in French Swar Agency SPRLS Retrieved 3 November 2013 Van der Poel repeats as European junior champion Cyclingnews com Future plc 3 November 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Weislo Laura 4 February 2013 Dutch top medal count at Louisville cross Worlds Cyclingnews com Future plc Retrieved 3 November 2013 Aside from Marianne Vos s sixth rainbow jersey in the women s race the Dutch were top two in the juniors with Mathieu van der Poel and Martijn Budding won the U23s thanks to a tenacious ride by Mike Teunissen and Lars van der Haar was third in the elites Gachet Nicolas 2 May 2013 Course de la Paix Juniors Et 1 Classements Course de la Paix Juniors Stage 1 Classification Directvelo in French Association Le Peloton Retrieved 3 November 2013 The yellow Pedersen has closed up the Course de la Paix winning Zavod miru junioru CK Slavoj Terezin 10 May 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 a b UCI Juniors Nations Cup The Danish increase lead UCI ch Union Cycliste Internationale 12 July 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 permanent dead link a b Wentger Gemengeblad N 24 Wincrange Municipal Bulletin No 24 PDF Wincrange lu in Luxembourgish Administration Communale de Wincrange September 2013 p 21 Retrieved 3 November 2013 permanent dead link Gachet Nicolas 11 July 2013 Ain Ternational Valromey Tour Et 1 Classements Ain Ternational Valromey Tour Stage 1 Classification Directvelo in French Association Le Peloton Retrieved 3 November 2013 Mathieu Van der Poel wint Tour du Valromey Mathieu Van der Poel wins Tour du Valromey BN DeStem in Dutch Koninklijke Wegener NV 14 July 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Gachet Frederic 14 July 2013 Ain Ternational Valromey Tour Et 4 Classements Ain Ternational Valromey Tour Stage 4 Classification Directvelo in French Association Le Peloton Retrieved 3 November 2013 Welten beste nieuweling in Chaam Welten best newcomer in Chaam Brabants Dagblad in Dutch Koninklijke Wegener NV 24 July 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Bij de junioren ging de titel naar Mathieu van der Poel de zoon van oud prof Adrie van der Poel In the juniors the title went to Mathieu van der Poel the son of former professional Adrie van der Poel a b UCI Juniors Nations Cup France takes the lead in Brittany UCI ch Union Cycliste Internationale 7 August 2013 Archived from the original on 7 October 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 a b c d e Hollander Mathieu van der Poel uberlegener Sieger GP Ruebliland ging in Brugg zu Ende Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel the clear winner GP Ruebliland went to Brugg to end Radsport ch in German Elite Timing GmbH 2 September 2013 Archived from the original on 4 November 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Brown Gregor 28 September 2013 Logan Owen came close but picked the wrong moment to go VeloNews Competitor Group Inc Archived from the original on 3 February 2015 Retrieved 3 November 2013 I knew he d Van der Poel be a favorite coming into the day He has a really good kick on that steep climb Stokes Shane 24 September 2013 Decraene earns junior title for Belgium VeloNation VeloNation LLC Retrieved 3 November 2013 Mathieu van der Poel wins junior men s road race title Sky Sports BSkyB 28 September 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Farrand Stephen 28 September 2013 Van der Poel wins junior men s world title Cyclingnews com Future plc Retrieved 3 November 2013 Atkins Ben 28 September 2013 Mathieu van der Poel confirms cross talent to take junior road rainbow VeloNation VeloNation LLC Retrieved 3 November 2013 Case Chris 2 February 2013 Mathieu Van Der Poel v Logan Owen A tale of two juniors whose ending has yet to be written VeloNews Competitor Group Inc Retrieved 3 November 2013 Eeckhaut Dimitri 13 October 2013 Mathieu van der Poel meteen beste belofte in Ronse Mathieu van der Poel immediately best promise in Ronse Het Laatste Nieuws in Dutch De Persgroep Nederland Retrieved 3 November 2013 Vanthourenhout wins World Cup in Valkenburg Cyclingnews com Future plc 20 October 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Mathieu van der Poel prevails in Tabor World Cup Cyclingnews com Future plc 26 October 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Hymas Peter 27 October 2013 Van der Poel quickly transitions to top of U23 cyclo cross Cyclingnews com Future plc Retrieved 3 November 2013 Van der Poel victorious in first Superprestige round Cyclingnews com Future plc 27 October 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Van der Poel kan kunststukje niet herhalen bij EK beloften Van der Poel can not repeat feat at European Championships for Prospects Algemeen Dagblad in Dutch AD NieuwsMedia Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau 3 November 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Broers Van der Poel worden prof bij BKCP Brothers Van der Poel to be pros with BKCP Sporza in Dutch Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroeporganisatie 20 September 2013 Archived from the original on 3 November 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Moore Kyle 8 December 2013 Young crossers Van der Poel and Van Aert confirming talent VeloNation VeloNation LLC Retrieved 8 December 2013 Albert triumphs at Scheldecross Cyclingnews com Future plc 7 December 2013 Retrieved 8 December 2013 Moore Kyle 7 December 2013 Albert triumphs in Scheldecross at Antwerp in BKCP sweep VeloNation VeloNation LLC Retrieved 8 December 2013 Fotofinish bezorgt Niels Albert zege tegen Mathieu Van der Poel Photo finish gives Niels Albert win against Mathieu Van der Poel Sportwereld Het Nieuwsblad in Dutch Corelio 18 December 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2013 Mathieu van der Poel wins Superprestige Diegem Cyclingnews com Future plc 29 December 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2013 Van Aert wins GP Sven Nys U23 Cyclingnews com Future plc 1 January 2014 Retrieved 5 January 2014 Van der Poel powers to World Cup victory in Rome Cyclingnews com Future plc 5 January 2014 Retrieved 5 January 2014 Mathieu van der Poel wins Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo cross Heerlen Cyclingnews com Future plc 16 February 2014 Retrieved 25 May 2014 Mathieu van der Poel wint Ronde van Limburg Mathieu van der Poel wins Ronde van Limburg Sportwereld Het Nieuwsblad in Dutch Corelio 15 June 2014 Retrieved 15 January 2020 2019 Spring Classics Recap Van Dijk Van der Poel Win Dwars door Vlaanderen Cyclocross Magazine 4 April 2019 Retrieved 5 April 2019 Ostanek Daniel 24 March 2019 Van der Poel wins Grand Prix de Denain Cyclingnews com Retrieved 14 October 2021 Van der Poel went for it again with a brutal attack on the final sector His companions were left floundering in his wake and were swallowed up by the peloton on the run in The 20 second gap looked fragile but Van der Poel was in full solo time trial mode and held strong on the run in to secure an impressive victory Fletcher Patrick 21 April 2019 Mathieu Van der Poel wins Amstel Gold Race Cyclingnews com Retrieved 6 November 2019 Long Jonny 21 April 2019 Mathieu van der Poel ambushes Alaphilippe to win Amstel Gold Race 2019 Cycling Weekly Retrieved 6 November 2019 Tour of Flanders World champion Julian Alaphilippe crashes as Mathieu van der Poel wins BBC Sport Retrieved 18 October 2020 Van der Poel Mathieu mathieuvdpoel 26 July 2021 Ik was niet op de hoogte die plank lag er tijdens de verkenning wel Enkel meegekregen dat hij op het testevent was weggehaald Tweet Retrieved 20 September 2021 via Twitter Back Issues Alpecin Fenix 27 August 2021 Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 Retrieved 20 September 2021 PARIS ROUBAIX 2021 RESULTS Road Bike Action roadbikeaction com 3 October 2021 Retrieved 25 March 2022 Telenet Superprestige Heusden Zolder 2021 Cyclocross24 com Retrieved 25 March 2022 Mathieu van der Poel to stay with Alpecin Fenix until 2025 targets World Championship treble Eurosport 5 September 2021 Retrieved 17 May 2022 Ostanek Daniel 19 March 2022 Matej Mohoric wins Milan San Remo with daring Poggio descent cyclingnews com Retrieved 11 June 2022 Frattini Kirsten 25 March 2022 Settimana Coppi e Bartali Mathieu van der Poel wins stage 4 cyclingnews com Retrieved 11 June 2022 Dwars door Vlaanderen Mathieu van der Poel wins from small bunch VeloNews com 30 March 2022 Retrieved 11 June 2022 Farrand Stephen 3 April 2022 Van der Poel tops Van Baarle in a Tour of Flanders thriller CyclingNews Retrieved 3 April 2022 Trifunovic Pete 10 April 2022 Michal Kwiatkowski narrowly wins Amstel Gold Race 2022 in photo finish cyclingweekly com Retrieved 11 June 2022 Ryan Barry Ostanek Daniel 17 April 2022 Dylan van Baarle wins thrilling Paris Roubaix cyclingnews com Retrieved 11 June 2022 VAN DER POEL PLOTTED GIRO APPEARANCE SPECIFICALLY TO WIN FIRST STAGE Road Bike Action 6 May 2022 Retrieved 11 June 2022 Mathieu van der Poel calls Giro d Italia debut a success and sets sights on Tour de France VeloNews com 30 May 2022 Retrieved 11 June 2022 Long Jonny 30 May 2022 A Giro to remember for meme tastic Mathieu whose attention now turns to the Tour CyclingTips Retrieved 11 June 2022 Mathieu van der Poel Common assault conviction overturned BBC Sport Retrieved 30 December 2022 Results X2O Trofee Herentals 2023 Cyclocross24 com Retrieved 11 February 2023 Daniel Ostanek 5 February 2023 Mathieu van der Poel sprints past Wout van Aert to clinch fifth Cyclocross World Championships crown cyclingnews com Retrieved 11 February 2023 Farrand Stephen Fotheringham Alasdair 18 March 2023 Milan San Remo Mathieu van der Poel ignites Poggio descent for solo victory Cyclingnews com Future plc Retrieved 5 June 2023 Van der Poel wins Paris Roubaix after Degenkolb crash and Van Aert flat The Guardian Reuters 9 April 2023 Retrieved 9 April 2023 Mathieu van der Poel Wins the 2023 Men s World Championship Road Race Bicycling 6 August 2023 Retrieved 7 August 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel at UCI nbsp Mathieu van der Poel at Cycling Archives nbsp Mathieu van der Poel at ProCyclingStats nbsp Mathieu van der Poel at Cycling Quotient 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