Maxim Van Gils

Maxim Van Gils (born 25 November 1999) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career (2021–2024) Professional since 2021, Van Gils took his first pro win at the 2022 Saudi Tour, winning stage four and the general classification. Considered a strong climber and classics rider, he has also taken a number of top 10 and podium finishes at classic races, including third places at the 2024 Strade Bianche and the 2024 La Flèche Wallonne. He also won the 5 kilometer time trial at the 2024 Vuelta a Andalucía. In May, he won his first UCI WorldTour race, winning a group sprint at Eschborn–Frankfurt.

At the 2023 Japan Cup, Van Gils received a fine and was penalized 10 UCI points after hitting Georgios Bouglas just after crossing the finish line. He later apologized for the incident, and was not disqualified from the results.

(2025–) In 2025, Van Gils signed with UCI WorldTeam on a three-year deal. He took two victories in his first season with the team; winning a stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía and the Tour of Norway. The following year, he won stage six of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes from the breakaway.

Major results

2017 1st La Classique des Alpes Juniors 2019 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Navarra 6th Overall Circuit des Ardennes 10th Eschborn–Frankfurt Under-23 2020 3rd Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc 1st Young rider classification 4th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia 2021 7th Overall Tour de Wallonie 2022 (2 pro wins) 1st Overall Saudi Tour 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 4 5th Japan Cup 7th Overall Tour de Wallonie 2023 2nd Volta Limburg Classic 4th Japan Cup 5th Muscat Classic 6th Overall Tour of Oman 7th Amstel Gold Race 8th La Flèche Wallonne 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 2024 (3) 1st Eschborn–Frankfurt 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía 2nd GP Miguel Induráin 3rd Strade Bianche 3rd La Flèche Wallonne 3rd La Drôme Classic 3rd Famenne Ardenne Classic 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 5th Ardèche Classic 7th Milan–San Remo 2025 (2) 1st Stage 3 Tour of Norway 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Points classification 1st Stage 1 2026 (1) 1st Stage 6 Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1st (TTT) Trofeo Ses Salines 3rd Trofeo Andratx–Pollença

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia — — — — — — Tour de France — — 59 DNF — 27 Vuelta a España 88 DNF — — —

Classics results timeline Monument 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Milan–San Remo — 34 387 19 — Tour of Flanders — — — — — — Paris–Roubaix — — — — — — Liège–Bastogne–Liège — — 114 DNF — Giro di Lombardia DNF DNF 14 — — Classic 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Strade Bianche — 53 233 — — Amstel Gold Race — 237 20 DNF — La Flèche Wallonne — —83 43 — Eschborn–Frankfurt 73 48 —1 — — Clásica de San Sebastián 12 DNF — 183 Grand Prix Cycliste de QuébecNH — 52 53 — Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — DNF4 —

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish