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.
Van Poppel joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team â â folded at the end of the 2013 season. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Major results
Cyclo-cross
2004âÂÂ2005
1st National Junior Championships
3rd Junior Koksijde
2005âÂÂ2006
1st UCI World Junior Championships
1st National Junior Championships
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
2006âÂÂ2007
3rd National Under-23 Championships
3rd Under-23 Pijnacker
2007âÂÂ2008
1st National Under-23 Championships
Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
:1st Loenhout
2008âÂÂ2009
1st National Under-23 Championships
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 ZellikâÂÂGalmaarden
10th Dwars door Drenthe
2011
5th Overall Ronde van Drenthe
2012
3rd Nokere Koerse
7th Overall Tour of Britain
:1st Points classification
8th Handzame Classic
2013
6th Vattenfall Cyclassics
6th Amstel Curaçao Race
2014
8th HalleâÂÂIngooigem
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
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