Mathieu van der Poel
Mathieu Van Der Poel
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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
- 1995Born
- 2012Joined IKO Enertherm-BKCP
- 2013Won Talent of the year
- 2014Joined Alpecin-Premier Tech
- 2019Won Dutch Sportsman of the year
- 2019Won 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
What happened recently
"Mathieu has never raced to finish fifteenth" - Adrie van der Poel knew his son had the form to capture Tour de France victory
Merlier Wins Two Bunch Sprints, van der Poel Wins His Stage and Pogačar Still Leads the Tour - Škoda We Love Cycling
Mathieu van der Poel's mood proved to be a prelude to Tour de France success: 'It certainly wasn’t fun'
Adrie van der Poel delivers the perfect reaction after Mathieu’s Tour de France stage win
"What do I get enjoyment out of these days? Not very much" - Mathieu van der Poel needing patience as Tour route fails to offer him opportunities
"I make mine happiest with a day of golf": Roxanne Bertels opens up on life alongside Mathieu van der Poel during Tour visit
Tour de France stage 9: Van der Poel outsprints Johannessen and Pidcock to win thrilling stage
Van der Poel powers to victory on 9th stage of Tour de France and Pogacar keeps yellow jersey
'I was really struggling' - Mathieu van der Poel comes to terms with the heat to win stage 9 of the Tour de France from the breakaway
Tour de France: Massive turn of power nets Mathieu van der Poel stage 9 breakaway victory just ahead of bunch sprint
Van der Poel wins stage 9 of the Tour after a frantic escape with Pidcock, Johannessen and Baudin
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-PremierTech) wins Stage 9 of the Tour de France
'That played in my favour in the end' – The harder it got, the more Mathieu van der Poel thrived in brutal...
Tadej Pogacar urges radical overhaul of Tour de France amid stifling heatwave
Mathieu van der Poel takes stage nine as Tom Pidcock denied by mechanical issue
Mathieu van der Poel confirmed for Critérium du Dauphiné following wrist fracture
‘Like a stone hitting my face’: Spectator who hurled bottle at cyclist hands himself into police
