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Boy van Poppel
	Van Poppel at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full name	Boy van Poppel
Born	18 January 1988 (age 36); Utrecht, the Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	Intermarché–Wanty
Discipline	Road; Cyclo-cross (former);
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter; Lead-out man;
Professional teams
2006–2010	Rabobank Continental Team
2011–2012	UnitedHealthcare
2013	Vacansoleil–DCM
2014–2018	Trek Factory Racing
2019	Roompot–Charles
2020–	Circus–Wanty Gobert

Boy van Poppel (born 18 January 1988) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.^[5] He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel^[6] and Leontine van der Lienden.^[7]

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

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

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ ^a ^b "Boy van Poppel joins Vacansoleil-DCM". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Trek signs van Poppel brothers, Felline for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ 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.
^ "Circus - Wanty Gobert". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Rob Lampard (13 September 2012). "De Maar wins alone in Stoke". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
^ Monika (2010). "u23 Mock Last: Place 15 – Boy van Poppel". Place 15 – Boy van Poppel. cycling4fans.de. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ Mark Zalewski (12 September 2008). "Young Rabobanks show-up sprinters in Missouri". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
^ Rob Lampard (16 September 2012). "Tiernan-Locke wins Tour of Britain overall". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.