Mathieu van der Poel

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der PoelVan der Poel at the start of the 2026 Milan-San Remo.Personal informationFull nameMathieu van der PoelNicknameMVDP The Flying DutchmanBorn (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 31)Kapellen, BelgiumHeight1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)Weight75 kg (165 lb)Team informationCurrent teamAlpecin–Premier TechDisciplinesCyclo-crossMountain bikingRoadGravelRoleRiderRider typePuncheur (road)Classics specialist (road)Cross-country (mountain biking)Amateur team2012–2013IKO Enertherm–BKCP Professional team2014–BKCP–Powerplus Major wins Cyclo-cross World Championships (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) European Championships (2017–2019) National Championships (2015–2020) World Cup (2017–18, 2025–26) 51 individual wins (2014–15—2020–21, 2022–23—2025–26) Superprestige (2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19) Trophy (2017–18, 2018–19) Gravel World Championships (2024) Mountain bike European XC Championships (2019) National XC Championships (2018) XC World Cup 3 individual wins (2019) Road Grand Tours Tour de France 4 individual stages (2021, 2025, 2026) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2022) Combativity award (2022) Stage races Bi