Danny van Poppel

Danny van Poppel (born 26 July 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Early and personal life
Danny van Poppel is the son of former professional cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontine van der Lienden; his older brother Boy van Poppel and cousin Bram Welten are also professional cyclists.
Career
Van Poppel started in the 2013 Tour de France at the age of 19, and thus became the youngest cyclist to ride the Tour de France since World War II. On the opening stage, he finished in third place and wore the white jersey (representing the young rider classification) the following day, as the classification's leader Marcel Kittel was wearing the yellow jersey of overall race leader. He remained in the race until the final week, when his team withdrew him on the second rest day.
Van Poppel joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España, where he took the biggest win of his career to date on stage 12. Subsequently, it was announced that van Poppel would join for the 2016 season.
In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.
Major results
Cyclo-cross
2009–2010
UCI Junior World Cup
2nd Hoogerheide
Junior Superprestige
2nd Diegem
2nd Junior Sint-Michielsgestel
Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
3rd Loenhout
2010–2011
1st National Junior Championships
Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
1st Loenhout
1st Koppenberg
Junior Superprestige
1st Diegem
2nd Gavere
UCI Junior World Cup
2nd Pontchâteau
Road
Source:
2010
1st Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 4
2nd GP Bati-Metallo
4th Overall Liège–La Gleize
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
10th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stage 1
2011
2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 5
3rd Time trial, National Junior Championships
8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stage 6
2012
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 5
1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a León
2nd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
5th Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
6th Arno Wallaard Memorial
10th Overall Olympia's Tour
2013
3rd Handzame Classic
5th Ronde van Drenthe
5th RideLondon–Surrey Classic
7th Brussels Cycling Classic
8th Overall Tour de Picardie
2014 (2 pro wins)
1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
3rd Scheldeprijs
3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
7th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
1st Stage 1
2015 (4)
1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España
2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
3rd Road race, National Championships
4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 5
4th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
5th Trofeo Santanyi–Ses Salines–Campos
5th Scheldeprijs
6th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
1st Stage 2
6th Nokere Koerse
8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2016 (4)
Vuelta a Burgos
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 2 Tour de Yorkshire
1st Stage 2 Arctic Race of Norway
1st Sprints classification, Three Days of De Panne
4th EuroEyes Cyclassics
6th Scheldeprijs
2017 (2)
1st Prologue Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne
2018 (3)
1st Halle–Ingooigem
1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
1st Stage 1 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Clásica de Almería
3rd Famenne Ardenne Classic
7th Dwars door het Hageland
2019
5th Gent–Wevelgem
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
7th Omloop van het Houtland
2020 (1)
1st Gooikse Pijl
3rd Paris–Chauny
4th Clásica de Almería
5th Milano–Torino
2021 (2)
1st Egmont Cycling Race
1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
1st Points classification, Benelux Tour
2nd Dwars door het Hageland
2nd Gooikse Pijl
2nd Omloop van het Houtland
3rd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
4th Scheldeprijs
4th Eurométropole Tour
4th Antwerp Port Epic
5th Paris–Tours
6th Clásica de Almería
6th Elfstedenronde
7th Paris–Bourges
8th Brussels Cycling Classic
2022
2nd Scheldeprijs
2nd Rund um Köln
3rd Ronde van Limburg
4th Road race, UEC European Championships
5th Overall Saudi Tour
5th Eschborn–Frankfurt
2023 (2)
1st Rund um Köln
1st Stage 6 Tour of Britain
2nd Hamburg Cyclassics
3rd Overall Deutschland Tour
6th Münsterland Giro
6th Paris–Bourges
9th Gent–Wevelgem
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
Danny van Poppel profile at Cycling Base
Danny van Poppel profile at Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
1993 births
Living people
Dutch male cyclists
Sportspeople from Utrecht (city)
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Dutch Vuelta a España stage winners
Cyclists from Utrecht (province)