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Jean-Paul van Poppel

1962 - Today

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Jean-Paul van Poppel (born 30 September 1962 in Tilburg, North Brabant) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who was nicknamed Popeye. Van Poppel was one of the most successful Dutch road sprinters. He won stages in mass sprints in all three Grand Tours, sometimes from positions that appeared lost. In the Tour de France he won 9 stages altogether. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jean-Paul van Poppel is the 396th most popular cyclist (down from 356th in 2024), the 1,002nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 993rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 396 out of 1,613. Before him are Bradley Wiggins, Joan Llaneras, Marco Giovannetti, Joseba Beloki, Rolf Sørensen, and Roberto Visentini. After him are Daniel Willems, Geraint Thomas, Acácio da Silva, Floyd Landis, Peter Van Petegem, and Raimondas Rumšas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 531. Before him are Michael Gaston, Peter Chan, Peter Zeidler, Kevin Chapman, Nabil Maâloul, and Roman Madyanov. After him are Rob Morrow, Jáchym Topol, Elizaveta Glinka, Stuart Pearce, Tim Guinee, and Oceano Cruz.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 1,002 out of 1,646. Before him are Cody Gakpo (1999), Petra Burka (1946), Urby Emanuelson (1986), Mike van Diem (1959), Eljero Elia (1987), and Rita Verdonk (1955). After him are Robert Westerholt (1975), Anita Doth (1971), Piet Kleine (1951), Anky van Grunsven (1968), Joost Klein (1997), and Gaston Taument (1970).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 24. Before him are Johan van der Velde (1956), Erik Breukink (1964), Annemiek van Vleuten (1982), Peter Winnen (1957), Marianne Vos (1987), and Tom Dumoulin (1990). After him are Erik Dekker (1970), Gert-Jan Theunisse (1963), Robert Gesink (1986), Bauke Mollema (1986), Anna van der Breggen (1990), and Leontien van Moorsel (1970).

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