Boy van Poppel
Dutch racing cyclist (born 1988)
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Boy van Poppel (born 18 January 1988) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel[6] and Leontine van der Lienden.[7]
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Van Poppel at the 2016 Tour of Britain. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Boy van Poppel |
| Born | 18 January 1988 Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2010 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2011–2012 | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM[1] |
| 2014–2018 | Trek Factory Racing[2] |
| 2019 | Roompot–Charles[3] |
| 2020–2024 | Circus–Wanty Gobert[4][5] |
Professional career
On 12 September 2008, Utrecht-born van Poppel made a name for himself at the Tour of Missouri, winning the fifth stage. With that victory, he handed Mark Cavendish his first 'defeat' in a bunch sprint since the Giro d'Italia held in May.[8] In the 2012 Tour of Britain, van Poppel finished consistently in the top ten in numerous stages, which helped him secure the Points Classification jersey before second-placed Mark Cavendish.[9]
In late 2012, van Poppel signed a contract for the 2013 season with Vacansoleil–DCM, becoming the third member of his family to be part of the squad; his brother Danny van Poppel also joined the team for the 2013 season as a first-year professional, while his father Jean-Paul van Poppel worked as a directeur sportif for the team.[1]
Van Poppel joined Trek Factory Racing for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil–DCM – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[2] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[10]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2004–2005
- 1st
National Junior Championships - 3rd Junior Koksijde
- 2005–2006
- 1st
UCI World Junior Championships - 1st National Junior Championships
- Junior Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 2nd Vorselaar
- 1st Junior Lille
- 1st Junior Loenhout
- 1st Junior Overijse
- 3rd Overall UCI Junior World Cup
- 2nd Hooglede-Gits
- 2nd Liévin
- 2nd Hoogerheide
- 2nd Junior Essen
- 2nd Junior Hofstade
- 2nd Junior Oostmalle
- 2006–2007
- 3rd National Under-23 Championships
- 3rd Under-23 Pijnacker
- 2007–2008
- 1st National Under-23 Championships
- Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
- 1st Loenhout
- 2008–2009
- 1st National Under-23 Championships
Road
- 2006
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
- 10th Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
- 2008
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Missouri
- 9th Omloop van het Waasland
- 9th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2009
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie
- 1st Prologue (TTT) Olympia's Tour
- 2nd Schaal Sels
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
- 8th Antwerpse Havenpijl
- 9th Omloop van het Waasland
- 2010
- 1st Stage 4 Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 5th Châteauroux Classic
- 6th Zellik–Galmaarden
- 10th Dwars door Drenthe
- 2011
- 5th Overall Ronde van Drenthe
- 2012
- 3rd Nokere Koerse
- 7th Overall Tour of Britain
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 8th Handzame Classic
- 2013
- 6th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 6th Amstel Curaçao Race
- 2014
- 8th Halle–Ingooigem
- 2017
- 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2018
- 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 7th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2019
- 3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 5th Ronde van Limburg
- 2021
- 5th Road race, National Championships
- 7th Dwars door het Hageland
- 7th Heistse Pijl
- 8th Ronde van Limburg
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 131 | 146 | DNF | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 124 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
