Boy van Poppel

Boy van Poppel (born 18 January 1988) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Circus–Wanty Gobert.[4] He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel[5] and Leontine van der Lienden.[6]

Boy van Poppel
Van Poppel at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full nameBoy van Poppel
Born (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamCircus–Wanty Gobert
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Lead-out man
Professional teams
2006–2010Rabobank Continental Team
2011–2012UnitedHealthcare
2013Vacansoleil–DCM[1]
2014–2018Trek Factory Racing[2]
2019Roompot–Charles[3]
2020–Circus–Wanty Gobert

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.[7] 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.[8]

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 also joined the team for the 2013 season as a first-year professional, while his father Jean-Paul 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.[9]

Career achievements

Major results
2006
1st Junior race, UCI Cyclo-cross World 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 Road 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
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

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Giro d'Italia — 131 146 DNF 137
Tour de France 144 — — — —
Vuelta a España — — 158 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Boy van Poppel joins Vacansoleil-DCM". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "Trek signs van Poppel brothers, Felline for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. Kerkhof, Michael (5 October 2018). "Lammertink en Van Poppel maken Roompot-Charles compleet" [Lammertink and Van Poppel complete Roompot-Charles]. Fiets (in Dutch). New Skool Media. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. "Circus - Wanty Gobert". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. Rob Lampard (13 September 2012). "De Maar wins alone in Stoke". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. Monika (2010). "u23 Mock Last: Place 15 – Boy van Poppel". Place 15 – Boy van Poppel. cycling4fans.de. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  7. Mark Zalewski (12 September 2008). "Young Rabobanks show-up sprinters in Missouri". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  8. Rob Lampard (16 September 2012). "Tiernan-Locke wins Tour of Britain overall". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  9. "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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