Boy van Poppel

Boy van Poppel (born 18 January 1988) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontine van der Lienden.

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. 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.

In late 2012, van Poppel signed a contract for the 2013 season with , 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.

Major results Cyclo-cross

2004–2005

3rd Junior Koksijde 2005–2006

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

Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen 1st Loenhout 2008–2009

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

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

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish