Dutch cyclist (born 1993)
Danny van Poppel (born 26 July 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist , who rides for UCI WorldTeam Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe .[ 7]
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.[ 8] [ 9]
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 .[ 10] 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 .[ 11] He remained in the race until the final week, when his team withdrew him on the second rest day.[ 12]
Van Poppel joined Trek Factory Racing for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil–DCM – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[ 2] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España ,[ 13] 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.[ 14]
In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia .[ 15]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
Road
Source: [ 16]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
^ Jary, Rachel (22 August 2022). "Vuelta a España 2022: the lead-out is an art form, and Danny van Poppel has mastered it" . Rouleur . Retrieved 15 September 2022 .
^ a b "Trek signs van Poppel brothers, Felline for 2014" . Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . 3 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013 .
^ "Team LottoNL-Jumbo and Danny van Poppel seal two-year deal" . LottoNL–Jumbo . Rabo Wielerploegen BV. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018 .
^ "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma" . Team Jumbo–Visma . Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019 .
^ "Circus - Wanty Gobert" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020 .
^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021 .
^ "BORA - HANSGROHE" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 18 February 2022 .
^ Been, José (19 May 2022). "Danny van Poppel wants to be the best lead-out man in the world" . CyclingTips . CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2023 .
^ Verheyen, Lieven (23 March 2022). "Nederlander Bram Welten, die al enkele jaren in Poppel woont, gooit dit seizoen hoge ogen: "Misschien komt er nu wel een fanclub voor me" " [Dutchman Bram Welten, who has been living in Poppel for several years, is very successful this season: "Maybe there will be a fan club for me now"]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Concentra. Retrieved 4 February 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List" . ProCyclingStats . Retrieved 3 May 2018 .
^ "Danny van Poppel" . FirstCycling.com . FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 4 February 2023 .
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