List of career achievements by Mathieu van der Poel
Mathieu van der Poel is a Dutch professional racing cyclist for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck, competing in the cyclo-cross, road bicycle racing, mountain bike racing and gravel cycling disciplines of the sport.
Career highlights
[edit]- 2015
- Wins his first UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his first National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- 2016
- Wins his second National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- 2017
- Wins his first UEC European Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his third National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- 2018
- Wins his second UEC European Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his fourth National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his first National Road Championship title.
- Wins his first National XCO Championship title.
- 2019
- Wins his second UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his first UEC European XCO Championship title.
- Wins his third UEC European Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his fifth National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his first three major classics, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Brabantse Pijl and Amstel Gold Race.
- 2020
- Wins his third UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his sixth National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his second National Road Championship title.
- Wins his first UCI World Tour stage race, BinckBank Tour.
- Wins his first Monument, Tour of Flanders.
- 2021
- Wins his fourth UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins Strade Bianche.
- Wins his first Grand Tour stage, Tour de France Stage 2, wearing the yellow jersey in the process.
- 2022
- Wins Dwars door Vlaanderen for the second time.
- Wins his second Monument, Tour of Flanders for the second time.
- Wins his second Grand Tour stage, Giro d'Italia Stage 1, wearing the pink jersey in the process.
- 2023
- Wins his fifth UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his third Monument, Milan-San Remo.
- Wins his fourth Monument, Paris-Roubaix.
- Wins his first UCI Road World Championships title.
- 2024
- Wins his sixth UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins E3 Saxo Classic.
- Wins his fifth Monument, Tour of Flanders for the third time.
- Wins his sixth Monument, Paris-Roubaix for the second time.
- Wins his first UCI Gravel World Championships title.
Major results
[edit]Championships timeline
[edit]| Event | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olympic Games
|
MTB XC | NH | — | Not held | DNF | Not held | — | ||||
| Road race | — | — | 12 | ||||||||
 World Championships
|
Cyclo-cross | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gravel | Not held | 3 | — | 1 | |||||||
| MTB XC | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | |
| Road race | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 8 | DNF | 1 | 3 | |
 European Championships
|
Cyclo-cross | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gravel | Not held | — | |||||||||
| MTB XC | — | DNF | — | DNF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Road race | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | |
 National Championships
|
Cyclo-cross | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NH | — | — | — |
| Gravel | Not held | — | — | — | |||||||
| MTB XC | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Road race | — | 33 | — | 1 | — | 1 | DNF | — | 3 | — | |
Cyclo-cross
[edit]- 2009-2010
- Novice World Cup
- 1st Koksijde
- Novice Superprestige
- Novice Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy
- 1st Novice Horendonk
- 1st Novice Neerpelt
- 1st Novice Lochristi
- 1st Novice Breda
- 1st Novice Ossendrecht
- 1st Novice Overijse
- 1st Novice Woerden
- 1st Novice Langemark
- 1st Novice Zonnebeke
- 1st Novice Eeklo
- 1st Novice Lebbeke
- 2nd National Novice Championships
- 2010-2011
- 1st
National Novice Championships - Novice Superprestige
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Hamme
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Middelkerke
- 1st Overall Novice Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy
- 1st Novice Erpe-Mere
- 1st Novice Harderwijk
- 1st Novice Neerpelt
- 1st Novice Montfoort
- 1st Novice Albrandswaard
- 1st Novice Zingem
- 1st Novice Beesel
- 1st Novice Veldhoven I
- 1st Novice Rhenen
- 1st Novice Hilversum
- 1st Novice Veldhoven II
- 1st Novice Moergestel
- 1st Novice Beernem
- 1st Novice Huijbergen
- 1st Novice Cauberg
- 2011–2012
- 1st
UCI World Junior Championships - 1st
UEC European Junior Championships - 1st National Junior Championships
- 1st
Overall UCI Junior World Cup
- 1st Tábor
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Liévin
- 1st Hoogerheide
- 1st Overall Junior Superprestige
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Hamme
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 1st Middelkerke
- Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
- Junior Fidea Classics
- 1st Namur
- 1st Junior Erpe-Mere
- 1st Junior Kalmthout
- 1st Junior Woerden
- 1st Junior Overijse
- 1st Junior Heusden-Zolder
- 1st Junior Valkenburg
- 2012–2013
- 1st UCI World Junior Championships
- 1st UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st National Junior Championships
- 1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup
- 1st Tábor
- 1st Plzeň
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- 1st Rome
- 1st Hoogerheide
- 1st Overall Junior Superprestige
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Hamme
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 1st Middelkerke
- 1st Overall Junior Bpost Bank Trophy
- 1st Junior Stabroek
- 1st Junior Kalmthout
- 1st Junior Frankfurt
- 1st Junior Huijbergen
- 1st Junior Cauberg
- 2013–2014 (1 pro win)
- 1st National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
- 1st Tábor
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- 1st Rome
- 1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Hamme
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Diegem
- Under-23 Bpost Bank Trophy
- 1st Ronse
- 1st Heerlen
- 1st Under-23 Kalmthout
- 2nd
UEC European Under-23 Championships - 3rd
UCI World Under-23 Championships - 2014–2015 (11)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 1st National Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Hoogerheide
- 1st Overall Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- Bpost Bank Trophy
- 1st Lille
- Soudal Classics
- 1st Sint-Niklaas
- 1st Heerlen
- 2015–2016 (11)
- 1st National Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Namur
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- 1st Lignières-en-Berry
- 1st Hoogerheide
- Superprestige
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 1st Middelkerke
- 1st Overijse
- 1st Otegem
- 1st Zonnebeke
- 5th UCI World Championships
- 2016–2017 (22)
- 1st National Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Overall Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 1st Middelkerke
- DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
- Brico Cross
- Soudal Classics
- 1st Leuven
- 1st Brabant
- 1st Mol
- 1st Overijse
- 1st Otegem
- 2nd
UCI World Championships - 2nd UEC European Championships
- 2017–2018 (31)
- 1st
UEC European Championships - 1st National Championships
- 1st Overall UCI World Cup
- 1st Iowa City
- 1st Waterloo
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Bogense
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- 1st Nommay
- 1st Hoogerheide
- 1st Overall Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 1st Middelkerke
- 1st Overall DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
- Brico Cross
- Soudal Classics
- 1st Waregem
- 1st Waterloo
- 1st Brabant
- 1st Overijse
- 1st Otegem
- 1st Oostmalle
- 3rd UCI World Championships
- 2018–2019 (32)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 1st UEC European Championships
- 1st National Championships
- 3rd Overall UCI World Cup
- 1st Bern
- 1st Tábor
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Namur
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- 1st Hoogerheide
- 1st Overall Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Boom
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 1st Middelkerke
- 1st Overall DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
- Brico Cross
- Soudal Classics
- 1st Sint-Niklaas
- 1st Wachtebeke
- 1st Gullegem
- 1st Otegem
- 2019–2020 (24)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 1st UEC European Championships
- 1st National Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Tábor
- 1st Koksijde
- 1st Namur
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- 1st Hoogerheide
- Superprestige
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Diegem
- 3rd Overall DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
- Ethias Cross
- 1st Bredene
- Rectavit Series
- 1st Niel
- 1st Sint-Niklaas
- 1st Wachtebeke
- 1st Mol
- 1st Overijse
- 1st Gullegem
- 1st Otegem
- 1st Zonnebeke
- 2020–2021 (10)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
- Superprestige
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- X²O Badkamers Trophy
- Ethias Cross
- 1st Gullegem
- 2022–2023 (7)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- UCI World Cup
- X²O Badkamers Trophy
- 1st Herentals
- 2023–2024 (13)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Antwerpen
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Hulst
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Hoogerheide
- Superprestige
- 1st Diegem
- X²O Badkamers Trophy
- Exact Cross
UCI World Cup results
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | VAL — |
KOK 3 |
MIL — |
NAM — |
ZOL — |
HOO 1 |
25 | 145 | ||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | LAS — |
VAL — |
KOK 3 |
NAM 1 |
ZOL 1 |
LIG 1 |
HOO 1 |
5 | 385 | |||||||||
| 2016–2017 | LAS — |
IOW — |
VAL 1 |
KOK NH |
ZEV 1 |
NAM 1 |
ZOL 14 |
FIU — |
HOO 24 |
8 | 304 | |||||||
| 2017–2018 | IOW 1 |
WAT 1 |
KOK 1 |
BOG 1 |
ZEV 2 |
NAM 3 |
ZOL 1 |
NOM 1 |
HOO 1 |
1 | 695 | |||||||
| 2018–2019 | WAT — |
IOW — |
BER 1 |
TAB 1 |
KOK 1 |
NAM 1 |
ZOL 1 |
PON — |
HOO 1 |
3 | 480 | |||||||
| 2019–2020 | IOW — |
WAT — |
BER — |
TAB 1 |
KOK 1 |
NAM 1 |
ZOL 1 |
NOM — |
HOO 1 |
8 | 400 | |||||||
| 2020–2021 | WAT NH |
DUB NH |
ZON NH |
KOK NH |
BES NH |
TAB — |
ANT NH |
NAM 1 |
DIE NH |
DEN 2 |
HUL 1 |
VIL NH |
HOO NH |
OVE 2 |
2 | 140 | ||
| 2021–2022 | WAT — |
FAY — |
IOW — |
ZON — |
OVE — |
TAB — |
KOK — |
ANT NH |
BES — |
VAL — |
RUC — |
NAM — |
DEN 2 |
HUL — |
FLA — |
HOO — |
35 | 30 |
| 2022–2023 | WAT — |
FAY — |
TAB — |
MAA — |
BER — |
OVE — |
HUL 1 |
ANT 1 |
DUB — |
VAL 8 |
GAV 1 |
ZON 2 |
BEN 1 |
BES 1 |
6 | 248 | ||
| 2023–2024 | WAT — |
MAA — |
DEN — |
TRO — |
DUB — |
FLA — |
VAL — |
NAM — |
ANT 1 |
GAV 1 |
HUL 1 |
ZON 1 |
BEN 5 |
HOO 1 |
6 | 221 | ||
Superprestige results
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | GIE 1 |
ZON 5 |
RUD 2 |
GAV 6 |
SPA 4 |
DIE 1 |
HOO 1 |
MID 2 |
1 | 106 |
| 2015–2016 | GIE — |
ZON — |
RUD — |
GAV — |
SPA 12 |
DIE 1 |
HOO 1 |
MID 1 |
8 | 49 |
| 2016–2017 | GIE 1 |
ZON 1 |
RUD 1 |
GAV 1 |
SPA 2 |
DIE 1 |
HOO 1 |
MID 1 |
1 | 119 |
| 2017–2018 | GIE 1 |
ZON 1 |
BOO 4 |
RUD 1 |
GAV 3 |
DIE 1 |
HOO 1 |
MID 1 |
1 | 115 |
| 2018–2019 | GIE 1 |
BOO 1 |
RUD 1 |
GAV 1 |
ZON 1 |
DIE 1 |
HOO 1 |
MID 1 |
1 | 120 |
| 2019–2020 | GIE — |
BOO — |
GAV — |
RUD 1 |
ZON — |
DIE 1 |
MER NH |
MID — |
12 | 30 |
| 2020–2021 | GIE — |
RUD — |
NIE — |
MER — |
BOO — |
GAV 2 |
ZOL 1 |
MID — |
12 | 29 |
| 2021–2022 | GIE — |
RUD — |
NIE — |
MER — |
BOO — |
ZOL DNF |
DIE NH |
GAV — |
— | — |
| 2022–2023 | RUD — |
NIE — |
MER — |
BOO 13 |
ZOL 2 |
DIE 3 |
GUL — |
MID — |
12 | 30 |
| 2023–2024 | OVE — |
RUD — |
NIE — |
MER — |
BOO — |
ZOL — |
DIE 1 |
MID — |
22 | 15 |
Trofee results
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | RON 2 |
OUD — |
HAM 2 |
HAS — |
ESS — |
LOU 2 |
BAA — |
LIL 1 |
10 | +20:18" |
| 2015–2016 | RON — |
OUD — |
HAM 5 |
ESS 8 |
ANT 2 |
LOU 7 |
BAA — |
SIN 22 |
16 | +24:43" |
| 2016–2017 | RON 4 |
OUD 15 |
HAM 1 |
ESS 16 |
ANT 1 |
LOU DNF |
BAA — |
LIL 1 |
11 | +18:05" |
| 2017–2018 | RON 2 |
OUD 1 |
HAM 1 |
ESS 1 |
ANT 1 |
LOU 1 |
BAA 1 |
LIL 1 |
1 | 8:01:06 |
| 2018–2019 | OUD 21 |
NIE 1 |
HAM 1 |
ANT 1 |
LOU 1 |
BAA 1 |
BRU 1 |
LIL 1 |
1 | 8:07:41 |
| 2019–2020 | OUD — |
HAM 1 |
KOR 1 |
RON 3 |
LOU 1 |
BAA 1 |
BRU 1 |
LIL — |
3 | +7:43" |
| 2020–2021 | OUD — |
KOR — |
ANT 1 |
HER 2 |
BAA 1 |
HAM 1 |
LIL — |
BRU — |
8 | +14:40" |
| 2021–2022 | OUD — |
KOR — |
LOU — |
BAA — |
HER — |
HAM — |
LIL — |
BRU — |
— | — |
| 2022–2023 | OUD — |
KOR — |
BAA — |
HER 1 |
KOK 2 |
HAM — |
LIL — |
BRU — |
14 | +28:30" |
| 2023–2024 | OUD — |
KOR — |
HER 1 |
BAA 1 |
KOK 1 |
HAM 1 |
LIL — |
BRU — |
5 | +8:53" |
Gravel
[edit]- 2022
- 3rd UCI World Championships
- 2024
- 1st UCI World Championships
Mountain bike
[edit]- 2016
- 1st GP Stad Beringen
- 1st Stage 1 Afxentia Stage Race
- 2017 (3 pro wins)
- 1st
Overall Belgian Challenge
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 2nd Albstadt
- 4th Marathon, UCI World Championships
- 2018 (8)
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 1st
Overall La Rioja Bike Race
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
- 2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
- 3rd Albstadt
- 3rd Val di Sole
- 3rd Vallnord
- 4th Stellenbosch
- 4th La Bresse
- UCI XCC World Cup
- 1st Albstadt
- 1st Val di Sole
- 1st La Bresse
- 3rd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 2019 (14)
- 1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
- 1st Overall Belgian Challenge
- 1st Prologue, Stages 1, 2 & 3
- 2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Nové Město
- 1st Val di Sole
- 1st Lenzerheide
- 2nd Albstadt
- UCI XCC World Cup
- 1st Albstadt
- 1st Nové Město
- 1st Les Gets
- 1st Val di Sole
- 1st Lenzerheide
- 2021 (2)
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 2nd Nové Město
- UCI XCC World Cup
- 1st Albstadt
- 1st Nové Město
UCI World Cup results
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CAI 32 |
ALB 34 |
LAB 91 |
LEN — |
MON — |
AND — |
58 | 80 | |
| 2017 | NOV 8 |
ALB 2 |
AND DNF |
LEN 10 |
MON — |
VAL — |
18 | 405 | |
| 2018 | STE 4 |
ALB 3 |
NOV DNF |
VAL 3 |
AND 3 |
MON — |
LAB 4 |
2 | 1355 |
| 2019 | ALB 2 |
NOV 1 |
AND — |
LES 16 |
VAL 1 |
LEN 1 |
SNO — |
2 | 1649 |
| 2021 | ALB 7 |
NOV 2 |
LEO — |
LES — |
LEN — |
SNO — |
17 | 570 | |
Road
[edit]- 2012
- 1st Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 1st
Mountains classification, Trofeo Karlsberg - 2nd Remouchamps-Ferrières-Remouchamps
- 3rd Grand Prix Bati-Metallo
- 4th Overall Regio-Tour
- 6th Overall Tour du Valromey
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2013
- 1st Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
- 1st Road race, National Junior Championships
- 1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3 (ITT)
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour du Valromey
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Overall GP Général Patton
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st Stage 1
- 2014 (1 pro win)
- 1st Overall Baltic Chain Tour
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
- 6th Overall Tour Alsace
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Omloop der Kempen
- 10th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2015
- 4th Overall Tour Alsace
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 6th Circuit de Wallonie
- 2016
- 4th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
- 8th Ronde van Limburg
- 2017 (5)
- 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium
- 2nd Bruges Cycling Classic
- 2018 (6)
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st
- 2nd Road race, UEC European Championships
- 6th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2019 (10)
- 1st Overall Tour of Britain
- 1st Stages 4, 7 & 8
- 1st Amstel Gold Race
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Antalya
- 1st Stage 1 Arctic Race of Norway
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 6th Famenne Ardenne Classic
- 10th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Stage 1
- 2020 (5)
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st Overall BinckBank Tour
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Gran Piemonte
- 3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 4th Road race, UEC European Championships
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 9th Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th Giro di Lombardia
- 2021 (8)
- 1st Strade Bianche
- 1st Antwerp Port Epic
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2
- Held after Stages 2–7
- Held after Stage 2
- Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Stage 1 UAE Tour
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd E3 Saxo Bank Classic
- 5th Milan–San Remo
- 8th Road race, UCI World Championships
- 8th Primus Classic
- 2022 (5)
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 1
- Held
after Stages 1–3 - Held
after Stages 1–4 - Held
after Stages 1–2 
Combativity award Stages 17, 21 & Overall
- 1st Stage 4 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 4th Amstel Gold Race
- 9th Paris–Roubaix
- 2023 (6)
- 1st Road race, UCI World Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 1st Milan–San Remo
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Super 8 Classic
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 2nd E3 Saxo Classic
- 3rd Road race, National Championships
- 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
Combativity award Stage 12 Tour de France- 2024 (4)
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st E3 Saxo Classic
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Road race, UCI World Championships
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Milan–San Remo
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 57 | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | DNF | 57 | 96 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
[edit]| Monument | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Tour of Flanders | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | NH | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Strade Bianche | — | 15 | 1 | — | 15 | — |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | — | NH | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 1 | NH | 58 | 1 | — | — |
| Brabantse Pijl | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Amstel Gold Race | 1 | NH | — | 4 | — | 22 |
- Monuments results
This table includes number of wins, second- and third-place finishes, top 3 and top 10 finishes and race days of Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Giro di Lombardia.
| Result | No. | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 6 | 33,33% |
| 2nd | 2 | 11,11% |
| 3rd | 3 | 16,67% |
| Top 3 | 11 | 61,11% |
| Top 10 | 17 | 94,44% |
| Days | 18 | 100% |
- Criterium and National races[1]
- 2011
- 1st Time trial, National Novice Championships
- 1st Overall Acht van Bladel
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 3 (ITT)
- 1st
- 1st Ronde van Huijbergen
- 1st Course Temse
- 1st Omloop van Margraten
- 1st Time trial, South West Novice District Championships
- 1st Grand Prix Houtsaeger
- 1st Climbing Course Harzé
- 1st Polleur-Stoumont-Polleur
- 1st Course Minderhout
- 1st Overijse
- 2012
- 1st Omloop Temse
- 1st Omloop van Margraten
- 1st Course Geraardsbergen
- 1st Ronde van Huijbergen
- 1st Omloop van de Maasvallei
- 1st Ronde van Wolder
- 1st Climbing Course Harzé
- 1st Ronde van het Lage Land
- 1st Mountain Omloop Simpelveld
- 1st Climbing Course Herbeumont
- 1st Course Ravels
- 1st Omloop van Borsele
- 2013
- 1st Overall Tour des Portes du Pays d'Othe
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Time trial, Omloop van Borsele
- 1st Course Wortegem-Petegem
- 1st Isaac Kleeberg Challenge
- 1st Mountain Criterium Wolder
- 1st Climbing Course Harzé
- 1st Mountain Omloop Simpelveld
- 5th Overall Acht van Bladel
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Liège
- 2015
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Liège
- 2nd Heist-op-den-Berg
- 3rd Profronde Zevenbergen
- 2016
- 1st Sint-Elooisprijs
- 2017
- 2nd Ronde van Made
- 3rd Profronde Zevenbergen
- 2018
- 3rd Aalst
- 3rd Acht van Chaam
- 3rd Herentals
- 2019
- 1st Antwerp
- 1st Draai van de Kaai
- 2022
- 1st Daags na de Tour
- 1st Profronde Surhuisterveen
- 1st RaboRonde Heerlen
- 1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
- 1st Izegem Koers
- 2nd Acht van Chaam
- 2nd Herentals
- 3rd Gouden Pijl
- 3rd Draai van de Kaai
- 2023
- 1st Aalst
- 1st Acht van Chaam
- 1st Profronde Etten-Leur
- 1st Madrid
- 2024
- 1st Roeselare
- 1st Profronde Etten-Leur
- 1st La Nucia
Number of wins per year
[edit]This table includes number of wins, second- and third-place finishes and race days per year including UCI level 2 races.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclo-cross wins | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 162 | 72,65 |
| 2nd | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12,11 |
| 3rd | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3,59 |
| Top 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 197 | 88,34 |
| Days | 2 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 223 | 100 |
| Mountain bike wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 48,33 |
| 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3rd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8,33 |
| Top 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 66,67 |
| Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 100 |
| Road wins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 16,31 |
| 2nd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 6,65 |
| 3rd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4,53 |
| Top 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 27,78 |
| Days | 0 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 331 | 100 |
| Total wins | 0 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 245 | 39,90 |
| 2nd | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 8,79 |
| 3rd | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4,56 |
| Top 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 327 | 53,26 |
| Days | 2 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 68 | 66 | 80 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 47 | 614 | 100 |
- As of 30 September 2024
Records and honours
[edit]Global records
[edit]- First double Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Champion in 2012 and 2013.
- Most Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Cup wins: 2 (2011-2012 and 2012-2013).
- Most Men's Junior Cyclo-cross Superprestige wins: 2 (2011-2012 and 2012-2013).
- Most UCI wins in a single Men's Junior Cyclo-cross season: 30 out of 30 races contested in 2012-2013.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Junior Road Race World Champion in 2013.
- Youngest Men's winner ever in the Cyclo-cross Superprestige in Gieten 2014 (19 years and 228 days).
- Youngest Men's winner ever in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Hoogerheide 2015 (20 years and 6 days).
- Youngest Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion ever in 2015 (20 years and 13 days).
- Youngest Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner ever in 2014-2015 (20 years and 27 days).
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner, Men's Under -23 Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner and Men's Elite Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner in 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Cup winner, Men's Under -23 Cyclo-cross World Cup winner and Men's Elite Cyclo-cross World Cup winner in 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2017-2018.
- Most wins in a single Men's Cyclo-cross Trophy season: 7 out of 8 races in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
- Most wins in a single Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige season: 8 out of 8 races in 2018-2019 (record shared with Sven Nys, 2006-2007).
- Most UCI wins in a single Men's Cyclo-cross season: 32 out of 34 races contested in 2018-2019 (record shared with Erik De Vlaeminck, 1967-1968, 1970-1971 and Roland Liboton, 1983-1984).
- First double XCC and XCO winner in the same weekend ever in the Men's Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město 2019.
- Most XCC wins in a single Men's Mountain Bike World Cup season: 5 out of 7 races in 2019.
- Most XCC wins in the Men's Mountain Bike World Cup: 10.
- Most Men's Belgian MTB Challenge wins: 2 in 2017 and 2019 (record shared with Søren Nissen).
- Most Men's Ronde van Limburg wins: 2 in 2014 and 2018 (record shared with 3 others).
- Most Men's Dwars door Vlaanderen wins: 2 in 2019 and 2022 (record shared with 13 others).
- Most Men's Tour of Flanders wins: 3 in 2020, 2022 and 2024 (record shared with 6 others).
- Most consecutive Men's Tour of Flanders podium finishes between 2020 and 2024: 5.
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders average speed ever in 2024: 44.48 kilometres per hour (27.64 mph).
- Highest Men's Paris-Roubaix average speed ever in 2024: 47.80 kilometres per hour (29.70 mph).
- Least combined race days ever to win a stage and lead the Men's general classification in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in 2021 and 2022: 3.
- First Men's Milan-San Remo, Men's Paris-Roubaix winner and Men's Road Race World Champion in a single year in 2023.
- First Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Road Race World Champion in 2023.
- First Men's World Champion in three different cycling disciplines in 2024 (cyclo-cross, road and gravel).
- First Men's medalist in the World Championships in four different cycling disciplines in 2023 (cyclo-cross, road, mountain bike and gravel).
- First Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Gravel World Champion in 2024.
- First Men's medalist in the World Championships in three different cycling disciplines in a single year in 2024 (cyclo-cross, road and gravel).
- Most Men's Gravel World Championships podium finishes: 2 in 2022 and 2024 (record shared with Florian Vermeersch).
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix win average ever: 5 out of 10 races contested.
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix podium average ever: 8 out of 10 races contested.
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix top 10 average ever: 10 out of 10 races contested.
- Highest Men's Monuments podium average ever: 11 out of 18 races contested.
- Highest Men's Monuments top 10 average ever: 17 out of 18 races contested.
Continental records
[edit]- Youngest Men's Junior Cyclo-cross European Champion ever in 2011 (16 years and 290 days).
- First double Men's Junior Cyclo-cross European Champion in 2011 and 2012.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross European Champion and Men's Elite Cyclo-cross European Champion in 2011, 2012 and 2017, 2018, 2019.
- First Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Cyclo-cross European Champion in 2017.
- Most Men's Cyclo-cross European Championships titles: 3 (2017, 2018 and 2019).
- First Men's Cyclo-cross European Champion and Men's Cross-country Mountain Bike European Champion in 2019.
- First Men's medalist in the Cyclo-cross European Championships, Road European Championships and Mountain Bike European Championships in 2019.
National records
[edit]- First Men's Novice Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion and Men's Novice Time Trial Dutch Champion in 2011.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion and Men's Junior Road Race Dutch Champion in 2013.
- Youngest Men's Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion ever in 2015 (19 years and 357 days).
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross World Cup race wins: 38.
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige race wins: 31.
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Trophy race wins: 31.
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige wins: 4 in 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 (record shared with Hennie Stamsnijder, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1986-1987 and 1988-1989).
- First Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Trophy winner in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
- Most consecutive Men's Cyclo-cross Dutch Championships titles between 2015 and 2020: 6 (record shared with Lars Boom, 2007-2012).
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross World Championships titles: 6 (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024).
- Most Dutch Men's UCI Cyclo-cross wins: 162.
- First Men's Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion, Men's Road Race Dutch Champion and Men's Cross-country Mountain Bike Dutch Champion in 2018.
- First Dutch Men's winner of the two Dutch World Tour races, the Amstel Gold Race and the Benelux Tour in 2019 and 2020.
- First Dutch Men's Antwerp Port Epic winner in 2021.
- First Dutch Men's Strade Bianche winner in 2021.
- First Dutch Men's Tour of Flanders and Men's Paris-Roubaix winner in a single year in 2024.
- Most Dutch Men's Milan-San Remo wins: 1 in 2023 (record shared with 3 others).
- Most Dutch Men's Paris-Roubaix wins: 2 in 2023 and 2024.
- First Dutch Men's medalist in the Gravel World Championships in 2022.
- First Dutch Men's Gravel World Champion in 2024.
- Most Dutch Men's Monument wins: 6.
- Most Dutch Men's Monument podium finishes: 11.
Family records
[edit]- with David van der Poel
- First brothers to both win the Junior Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2010 and 2012, 2013.
- First brothers to both win the Junior UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in 2009-2010 and 2011-2012, 2012-2013.
- First brothers to both win the Junior Cyclo-cross Superprestige in 2009-2010 and 2011-2012, 2012-2013.
- First brothers to both win the Under-23 Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2013 and 2014.
- with Adri van der Poel
- First father and son to both win the Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1996 and 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024.
- First father and son to both win the Cyclo-cross World Cup in 1996-1997 and 2017-2018.
- First father and son to both win the Cyclo-cross Superprestige in 1996-1997 and 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019.
- First father and son to both win the Tour of Flanders in 1986 and 2020, 2022, 2024.
- First father and son to both podium in Paris–Roubaix in 1986 and 2021, 2023, 2024.
- First father and son to both win the Brabantse Pijl in 1985 and 2019.
- First father and son to both win the Amstel Gold Race in 1990 and 2019.
- First father and son to both podium in Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1986, 1988 and 2024.
- First father and son to both win the Dutch National Road Race Championships in 1987 and 2018, 2020.
- First father and son to both wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France in 1984 and 2021.
- First father and son to both medal in the Road World Championships in 1983 and 2023, 2024.
- First father and son to both finish top 10 in the five Monuments.
- with Raymond Poulidor
- First grandfather and grandson to both win Milan-San Remo in 1961 and 2023.
- First grandfather and grandson to both podium in Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1968 and 2024.
- First grandfather and grandson to both win the National Road Race Championships in 1961 and 2018, 2020.
- First grandfather and grandson to both win a stage in the Tour de France in 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974 and 2021.
- First grandfather and grandson to both medal in the Road World Championships in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1974 and 2023, 2024.
- First grandfather and grandson to both finish top 10 in the five Monuments.
Awards and honours
[edit]- Gerrie Knetemann Trophy - Dutch Young Cyclist of the Year: 2013.
- NOC*NSF Young Talent Award: 2013.
- Koning Winter - Best Cyclo-cross Rider of the Year: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Flandrien of the Cyclo-cross: 2015, 2017, 2018.
- Dutch Mountain Biker of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021.
- Gerrit Schulte Trophy - Dutch Cyclist of the Year: 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024.
- Jaap Eden Award - Dutch Sportsman of the Year: 2019, 2023.
- Eddy Merckx Trophy - Best Classics Rider of the Year: 2023.
- Vélo d'Or - 2nd place: 2023.
- International Flandrien of the Year: 2023.
A street in Berg en Terblijt (former Oeveregrubbe) is renamed to Mathieu van der Poel Allee on the place, a few kilometers from the finish, where he led the chase group to the front of the 2019 Amstel Gold Race.
References
[edit]- ^ Races that don't have a UCI classification