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Mathieu van der Poel

1995 - Today

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Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Belgian-born Dutch professional cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain biking, gravel and road racing disciplines of the sport. Van der Poel has won seven Cyclo-cross World Championships (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025), one Gravel World Championship (2024) and one Road World Championship (2023), becoming the only Men's World Champion in three different cycling disciplines. He has also won multiple stages at grand tours and has numerous classics victories, including winning both the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix three times, and Milan–San Remo twice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mathieu van der Poel is the 223rd most popular cyclist (down from 189th in 2019), the 675th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 650th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Mathieu van der Poel ranks 223 out of 1,613. Before him are Leandro Faggin, Giuseppe Saronni, Max Bulla, Edward Battell, Arnaldo Pambianco, and Antonio Pesenti. After him are Joseph Bruyère, Luigi Marchisio, Frans Verbeeck, Phil Anderson, Jean Brankart, and Jean Dotto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Mathieu van der Poel ranks 21. Before him are Héctor Bellerín, Giovanni Simeone, Leon Goretzka, Alexander Sørloth, Ferland Mendy, and Milan Škriniar. After him are Adrien Rabiot, P. V. Sindhu, Serge Gnabry, Patrick Mahomes, José Giménez, and André Silva.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Mathieu van der Poel ranks 675 out of 1,190. Before him are Alexandre Czerniatynski (1960), Johan Devrindt (1945), Georges Berger (1918), Karel Lismont (1949), Michy Batshuayi (1993), and Wilfried Puis (1943). After him are Jules Vandenpeereboom (1843), Jean De Clercq (1905), Frans Verbeeck (1941), Gérard Delbeke (1903), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001), and Jean Brankart (1930).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Mathieu van der Poel ranks 37. Before him are Claude Criquielion (1957), Maurice Peeters (1882), Johan Museeuw (1965), Jef Planckaert (1934), Willy Planckaert (1944), and Tom Boonen (1980). After him are Frans Verbeeck (1941), Jean Brankart (1930), Roger Swerts (1942), Walter Planckaert (1948), Johan De Muynck (1948), and Frans De Mulder (1937).

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