Personal information | |
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Full name | David van der Poel |
Born | Wilrijk, Belgium | 15 June 1992
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2011–2022 | BKCP–Powerplus [1] [2] [3] |
2023 | Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team |
David van der Poel (born 15 June 1992) is a Belgian-born Dutch former road and cyclo-cross cyclist.
He represented his nation in the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder. [4] [5]
He is the son of the Dutch cyclist Adri van der Poel, brother of Mathieu van der Poel and grandson of the French cyclist Raymond Poulidor.
He retired at the end of the 2023 season. [6]
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