David van der Poel explained

David van der Poel
Fullname:David van der Poel
Birth Date:15 June 1992
Birth Place:Wilrijk, Belgium
Height:1.78 m
Currentteam:Retired
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2011–2022
Proteam1:[1] [2] [3]
Proyears2:2023

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]

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

    Notes and References

    1. News: Corendon-Circus maakt plannen voor 2019 bekend!. Dutch. Corendon-Circus announces plans for 2019!. . Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA. 18 December 2018. 12 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111121715/http://www.corendon-circus.be/website/single-news.php?id=886. 11 January 2019. dead.
    2. News: De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden". Dutch. The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more". Sporza. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. 3 January 2020.
    3. Web site: Alpecin-Fenix. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210103222800/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15247/1001488/280. 3 January 2021.
    4. Web site: 2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite . 2 . wk2016.be . 1 February 2016 .
    5. Web site: David Van Der Poel. cyclingarchives.com. 1 February 2016.
    6. Web site: Treloar . Iain . 2023-10-18 . There is one less Van der Poel in the peloton . 2023-10-19 . Escape Collective . en-US.

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