Jan-Willem van Schip

Jan-Willem van Schip
Van Schip in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 30)
Schalkwijk, Netherlands
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Team information
Current teamParkhotel Valkenburg
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2013Jan van Arckel
Professional teams
2014Koga Cycling Team
2015Baby-Dump Cyclingteam
2016–2017Cyclingteam Join-S–De Rijke
2018–2019Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij[1]
2020–2022BEAT Cycling Club[2][3]
2023–ABLOC CT
Major wins
Track
Madison, World Championships (2023)
Points race, World Championships (2019)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Points race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Madison
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Points race
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2020 Berlin Omnium
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Points race
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Madison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Grenchen Madison
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Points race
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Madison

Jan-Willem van Schip (born 20 August 1994) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Parkhotel Valkenburg.[4] He was disqualified from the men's Madison final at the 2024 Summer Olympics after headbutting his Team GB rival Ollie Wood and knocking him off his bike.[5]

  1. ^ Kerkhof, Michael (5 October 2018). "Lammertink en Van Poppel maken Roompot-Charles compleet" [Lammertink and Van Poppel complete Roompot-Charles]. Fiets (in Dutch). New Skool Media. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "BEAT Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ "BEAT Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Abloc CT". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ Valencich, Glenn. "Netherlands disqualified from Olympic Madison final after Jan-Willem van Schip's illegal headbutt". Seven News. Retrieved 22 August 2024.