Michiel van der Heijden explained
| Michiel van der Heijden |
| Birth Place: | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Weight: | 63 kg |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Proyears1: | 2010 |
| Proteam1: | Merida–Combee |
| Proyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Proteam2: | Rabobank–Giant |
| Proyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Proteam3: | Giant Pro XC Team |
| Proyears4: | 2015–2017 |
| Proteam4: | Scott–Odlo |
Michiel van der Heijden (born 3 January 1992) is a Dutch former professional mountain biker and cyclo-cross cyclist.
Van der Heijden won a silver medal for mountain biking in the 2009 European Championships in Zoetermeer, and a bronze medal in 2010 in Haifa. In 2011 he became Dutch National Champion for the 9th time.
In 2010 van der Heijden became World Champion XCO juniors in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, making him the second Dutch XCO World Champion after Bart Brentjens. He was on the start list for the 2018 Cross-country European Championship and he finished
Major results
Mountain bike
- 2009
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2nd Cross-country, European Junior Championships
3rd Mixed team relay, European Championships
- 2010
1st Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
UCI Junior XCO World Cup
1st Dalby Forest
1st Offenbourg
1st Houffalize
3rd Cross-country, European Junior Championships
- 2012
1st Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1st Windham
2nd Nové Město
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2nd Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships
3rd Mixed team relay, European Championships
- 2013
1st Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
3rd Albstadt
3rd Hafjell
3rd Nové Město
- 2014
1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
2nd Nové Město
2nd Albstadt
2nd Pietermaritzburg
3rd Méribel
3rd Cairns
2nd Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships
- 2015
1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 2016
3rd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2017
1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 2018
3rd Cross-country, National ChampionshipsCyclo-cross
- 2008–2009
3rd Zonnebeke Juniors
3rd Hoogstraten, Junior Superprestige
- 2009–2010
1st Kopenberg, Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
2nd National Junior Championships
3rd European Junior Championships
3rd Gavere, Junior Superprestige
4th Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
2nd Koksijde
- 2011–2012
3rd UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Hoogerheide, UCI Under-23 World Cup
- 2012–2013
1st Citadelcross Under-23
2nd Koksijde, UCI Under-23 World Cup
- 2013–2014
2nd Grand Prix Hotel Threelan
