Danny van Poppel
 Van Poppel at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Danny van Poppel |
| Born |
26 July 1993 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 2014–2015 | Trek Factory Racing |
| 2016– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 16 September 2016 | |
Danny van Poppel (born 26 July 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sky.[1]
Early and Personal life
He is the son of former professional cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontine van der Lienden; his older brother Boy van Poppel is also a professional cyclist.[2]
Career
Danny 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.[3] 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.[4] He remained in the race until the final week, when his team withdrew him on the second rest day.[5]
Van Poppel joined Trek Factory Racing for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil–DCM – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[1] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España,[6] where he took the biggest win of his career to date on stage 12. Subsequently, it was announced that van Poppel would join Team Sky for the 2016 season.[7]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2010
- 1st
Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd GP Bati-Metallo
- 4th Overall Liège–La Gleize
- 1st Stage 2
- 10th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st Stage 1
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Stage 5
- 8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st Stage 6
- 2012
- Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT), 2 & 5
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2nd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Nogent-sur-Ois
- 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
- 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
- Tour de Wallonie
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 5
- 1st
- 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España
- 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 4th GP 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
- 1st Stage 2 Arctic Race of Norway
- Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 1 & 3
- 1st
Points Classification
- 1st Sprints classification Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Yorkshire
- 4th EuroEyes Cyclassics
- 6th Scheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | — | — |
| Tour |
WD | WD | — | — |
 Vuelta |
— | — | 141 | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- 1 2 "Trek signs van Poppel brothers, Felline for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ Monika (2010). "u23 Mock Last: Place 15 – Boy van Poppel". Place 15 – Boy van Poppel. cycling4fans.de. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ Westemeyer, Susan (20 June 2013). "Vacansoleil looking for stage wins at Tour de France". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ Westby, Matt (29 June 2013). "Marcel Kittel takes yellow as stage-one chaos costs Mark Cavendish". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Vacansoleil DCM withdraws 19 year old Danny Van Poppel from Tour de France". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Wynn, Nigel (25 September 2015). "Team Sky sign Danny Van Poppel from Trek Factory Racing". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Danny van Poppel profile at Cycling Archives
- Danny van Poppel profile at Cycling Quotient
- Danny van Poppel profile at ProCyclingStats
- Danny van Poppel profile at Cycling Base
- Danny van Poppel profile at Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
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