Boy van Poppel

Boy van Poppel
Van Poppel at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full nameBoy van Poppel
Born (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 36)
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty
Discipline
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Lead-out man
Professional teams
2006–2010Rabobank Continental Team
2011–2012UnitedHealthcare
2013Vacansoleil–DCM[1]
2014–2018Trek Factory Racing[2]
2019Roompot–Charles[3]
2020–Circus–Wanty Gobert[4]

Boy van Poppel (born 18 January 1988) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[5] He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel[6] and Leontine van der Lienden.[7]

  1. ^ "Boy van Poppel joins Vacansoleil-DCM". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Trek signs van Poppel brothers, Felline for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Circus - Wanty Gobert". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ Rob Lampard (13 September 2012). "De Maar wins alone in Stoke". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  7. ^ Monika (2010). "u23 Mock Last: Place 15 – Boy van Poppel". Place 15 – Boy van Poppel. cycling4fans.de. Retrieved 29 June 2013.