Mathieu van der Poel
- January 4, 2024
- Cyclist
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Mathieu van der Poel Biography
| Name | Mathieu van der Poel |
| Birthday | Jan 19 |
| Birth Year | 1995 |
| Birth Country | Belgium |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Mathieu van der Poel is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on January 19, 1995 in Belgium. Cyclocross and road racer who was the 6th Dutch cycler to be awarded the Cyclocross World Championship in the year 2015. He joined the BKCP Powerplus, a professional team in 2014.
The duo of Leontien Van Moorsel are both famous as representing The Netherlands on the cycling track.
Van der Poel made his debut in cyclo-cross during the 2009–10 season, competing in the novices ranks. He won several local races, and at the National Championships in Heerlen, Van der Poel finished in second place, fifteen seconds behind the champion Erik Kramer. During the 2010–11 season, Van der Poel won most of the races that he contested; he also combined this with racing on the road in the summer of 2011, and ultimately won the Dutch Novice Time Trial Championships in Zwartemeer. The following winter, Van der Poel advanced to the junior ranks, and was even more dominant than the previous season; out of all the races he contested, he failed to finish first on only four occasions. He also claimed the junior titles at National, European, and World Championship level, each one by a convincing margin.
During the 2012 road season, Van der Poel achieved his first general classification victory at the Ronde des Vallées; he also won the young rider classification at the same race. Van der Poel was also a member of the Dutch World Championship squad, when he competed in the junior road race; he finished within the 56-rider main group, and finished as the best-placed Dutch rider, in ninth position. Picking up where he left off the previous winter, Van der Poel’s 2012–13 cyclo-cross campaign was flawless; he contested thirty races, and won every single one of them. Having defended his European title in the United Kingdom, Van der Poel maintained his Dutch title in Hilvarenbeek on the same day that his brother David won the Under-23 Championships.
Many members of his clan are professional riders, such as his older brother David and his father Adri and his grandpa Raymond.
Mathieu van der Poel Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cyclist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mathieu van der Poel is one of the richest Cyclist from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mathieu van der Poel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was born into a family of cyclists and began racing in when he was 14. He was able to take home two junior Cyclocross World Championships.
The year was 2016, and he made the decision to begin competing in mountain biking cross-country to increase prospects of representing the Netherlands in the 2016 Olympics.
Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix. He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport and is best known for winning the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tábor in 2015, Bogense in 2019 and Dübendorf in 2020, the Junior Road Race World Championships in Florence in 2013, and twice winning the Junior Cyclo-cross World Championships, in Koksijde in 2012 and Louisville in 2013; the first rider to win multiple titles at that level. As well as this, Van der Poel was the winner of the 2018 Dutch National Road Race Championships in Hoogerheide, as well as the 2019 editions of Dwars door Vlaanderen, the Brabantse Pijl, and the Amstel Gold Race.
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The following month from his Dutch title, Van der Poel became the first cyclist to defend his junior world title, by winning the race in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of teammate Martijn Budding. In the 2013 road season, Van der Poel contested several Nations’ Cup Juniors events for the Dutch national team. At the Course de la Paix, Van der Poel won the opening stage in a six- rider select group; he held the race lead into the following day, where Mads Pedersen assumed the race lead for the remainder of the race in an individual time trial around Třebenice. Van der Poel ultimately finished the race in third place, behind Pedersen and Logan Owen. His next appearance came at the Grand Prix Général Patton, where he soloed – from 14 km (8.7 mi) remaining – to a six-second victory on the race’s second and final stage in Wincrange, en route to finishing second place overall, five seconds adrift of race-winner Christoffer Lisson of Denmark. In the process, he also won the points and mountains sub-classifications.
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Mathieu Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Mathieu van der Poel celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.
After finishing second to Wout van Aert in his opening race of 2014 at the Grand Prix Sven Nys, Van der Poel secured the overall under-23 World Cup title with his fourth win of the season, at the Memorial Romano Scotti in Rome. He achieved his first professional victory at the Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo-cross in Heerlen, beating closest rivals Thijs van Amerongen and Rob Peeters. In his first senior road race, Van der Poel finished seventh in the Omloop der Kempen, which had finished in a sprint to the line in Veldhoven. Just a few weeks later he secured his first professional victory on the road, winning the Ronde van Limburg.
Who is Matthew van der Poel?
Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix.
Is Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel friends?
Eternal rivals Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel know each other better than most people, and are friends off the bike. With the expectations put on the Dutch to return to competition in time for the classics, after dealing with extensive back issues, Wout van Aert was asked about his rival’s current situation.
What is Mathieu van der Poel FTP?
Judging by the zone distribution chart that accompanies the data, Van der Poel’s FTP currently sits somewhere around the 420-watt mark , so despite averaging over 400 watts for this final portion of the race, it would still have afforded him some time to recover and prepare for that race-winning kick into the Piazza del …
What size bike does Mathieu van der Poel ride?
Mathieu Van Der Poel’s Complete bike specification for nerds Frame Size L (56cm). Geometry: 572mm Effective top tube length, 563mm seat tube, 73.5° seat angle, 167mm head tube length, 73.25° head angle, 410mm chainstay, 73mm BB drop, 1,002mm wheelbase, 56.5mm Trail, 834mm standover, 580mm stack.
How much does Mathieu van der Poel earn?
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix): €2.0 million.