van der POEL Mathieu

19 Jan 1995
26
Male
KAPELLEN
 
Belgium
KAPELLEN
 
Belgium

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
MTB Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross-country DNF

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Izu MTB Course
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE

World Championships
YearLocationCross-countryXCO Team Relay X
2018Lenzerheide, SUI39

European Championships
YearLocationCross-country
2019Brno, CZE1
2018Glasgow, GBRDNF

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017
YearEventStandingsThree best ranks per season
2021Cross-country-1 x 2nd, 1 x 7th
2021Cross Country (Short Track)-2 x 1st
2019Cross-country2nd3 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 16th
2019Cross Country (Short Track)-5 x 1st
2018Cross-country2nd3 x 3rd, 3 x 3rd, 2 x 4th
2018Cross Country (Short Track)-3 x 1st, 2 x 2nd
2017Cross-country18th1 x 2nd, 1 x 8th, 1 x 10th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventLocation
12021Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
12021Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Albstadt, GER
12019Cross-countryLenzerheide, SUI
12019Cross-countryVal di Sole, ITA
12019Cross-countryNove Mesto na Morave, CZE
12019Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Lenzerheide, SUI
12019Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Val di Sole, ITA
12019Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Les Gets, FRA
12019Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
12019Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Albstadt, GER
12018Men's Cross Country (Short Track)La Bresse, FRA
12018Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Val di Sole, ITA
12018Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Albstadt, GER


Legend
IP - In Progress, XCO - Cross-country, X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

CYCLING ROAD

UCI Road World Championships
YearLocationRoad Race
2019Harrogate, GBR43

Ten best WorldTour performances in career
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12021Road RaceStrade BiancheSiena, ITA
12020Road RaceRonde van VlaanderenOudenaarde, BEL
12020Men's IndividualBinckBank TourGeraardsbergen, BEL
12019Road RaceAmstel Gold RaceBerg en Terblijt, NED
12019Road RaceDwars door VlaanderenWaregem, BEL
22021Road RaceRonde van VlaanderenOudenaarde, BEL
32021Road RaceE3 Saxo Bank ClassicHarelbeke, BEL
42019Road RaceRonde van VlaanderenOudenaarde, BEL
42019Road RaceGent - WevelgemWevelgem, BEL
52021Road RaceMilano - SanremoSanremo, ITA


Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit
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MVDP (Twitter profile, 04 May 2020)
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Playing video games. (cyclingweekly.com, 01 Feb 2021)
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Athlete
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Partner Roxanne Bertels
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Dutch, English
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Alpecin-Fenix [Belgium] since 2020
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His grandfather Raymond Poulidor competed in road cycling representing France, and achieved eight podium finishes at the Tour de France between 1962 and 1976. His father Adrie van der Poel competed in road cycling internationally, including at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. His older brother David has competed in cyclo-cross at international level and won gold at the 2016 Jingle Cross event in Iowa City, IA, United States of America. (olympicchannel.com, 21 Apr 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 21 May 2020)
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He has also competed internationally in cyclo-cross and road cycling. He won gold at the cyclo-cross world championships in 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021. He won silver in the road race at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Feb 2021; olympicchannel.com, 21 Apr 2019)
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He suffered injuries to both his knees in September 2015, ruling him out of the 2015 CrossVegas cyclo-cross event. (velonews.competitor.com, 14 Sep 2015)
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He began cycling as a child, racing his older brother David at the family home. (olympicchannel.com, 21 Apr 2019)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cyclingtips.com, 01 Feb 2021)
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He was named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2019 Dutch Sports Gala. (parool.nl, 18 Dec 2019)

In 2013 he was named Dutch Young Athlete of the Year. (nusport.nl, 17 Dec 2013)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
DNF:
Did not finish
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