Mathieu van der Poel

Who is this?

Mathieu van der Poel nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman" (born 19 January 1995) is a Belgian-born Dutch professional cyclist who currently rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Premier Tech. He competes in cyclo-cross, mountain biking, gravel and road racing disciplines of the sport. Van der Poel has won eight Cyclo-cross World Championships (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), one Gravel World Championship (2024) and one Road World Championship (2023), becoming the only Men's World Champion in three different cycling disciplines. He has also won multiple stages at grand tours and has numerous classics victories, including winning both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix three times, and Milan–San Remo twice. His rivalry with Wout van Aert is considered to be one of the great rivalries in the sport.

Career

1. 1995
   Born
2. 2012
   Joined IKO Enertherm-BKCP
3. 2013
   Won Talent of the year
4. 2014
   Joined Alpecin-Premier Tech
5. 2019
   Won Dutch Sportsman of the year
6. 2019
   Won Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Kapellen
• •Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands, France
• •Known as: cyclo-cross cyclist, mountain biker, sport cyclist
• •Sport: cyclo-cross