David van der Poel

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David van der Poel
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Van der Poel in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameDavid van der Poel
Born (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32)
Wilrijk, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
RoleRider
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.

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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]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2014–2015
1st Pétange
1st Bussnang
2nd National Championships
National Trophy Series
2nd Milton Keynes
2nd Contern
EKZ CrossTour
3rd Eschenbach
3rd Lutterbach
2015–2016
EKZ CrossTour
1st Hittnau
Toi Toi Cup
1st Tabor
3rd National Championships
2016–2017
Toi Toi Cup
1st Slany
1st Jingle Cross
2017–2018
Toi Toi Cup
1st Kolin
3rd Slany
1st Mol
1st Rucphen
1st Radcross
1st Lutterbach
Brico Cross
2nd Maldegem
EKZ CrossTour
2nd Eschenbach
2nd Meilen
2nd Woerden
Superprestige
3rd Hoogstraten
3rd National Championships
3rd Oostmalle
3rd Hasselt
2018–2019
1st Overall EKZ CrossTour
1st Baden
1st Hittnau
2nd Aigle
1st Radcross
1st Lutterbach
Brico Cross
3rd Essen
3rd Gullegem
3rd Neerpelt
3rd Poprad
2019–2020
1st Vittel
EKZ CrossTour
2nd Meilen
2nd Hittnau
2nd Troyes
3rd Mol
2020–2021
1st Troyes
2021–2022
Copa de España
1st Karrantza
2nd Pontevedra
2nd Llodio
2nd Ardooie
2nd Xaxancx
2nd Elorrio
2022–2023
Exact Cross
3rd Zonnebeke

Road

2017
8th Velothon Wales
2018
1st Stage 1 Tour Alsace
6th Schaal Sels
2019
1st Prologue (TTT) Tour Alsace

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References

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  6. Treloar, Iain (2023-10-18). "There is one less Van der Poel in the peloton". Escape Collective. Retrieved 2023-10-19.