Boy van Poppel

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

Professional career
On 12 September 2008, Utrecht-born van Poppel made a name for himself at the Tour of Missouri, winning the fifth stage. With that victory, he handed Mark Cavendish his first 'defeat' in a bunch sprint since the Giro d'Italia held in May. In the 2012 Tour of Britain, van Poppel finished consistently in the top ten in numerous stages, which helped him secure the Points Classification jersey before second-placed Mark Cavendish.

In late 2012, van Poppel signed a contract for the 2013 season with, becoming the third member of his family to be part of the squad; his brother Danny van Poppel also joined the team for the 2013 season as a first-year professional, while his father Jean-Paul van Poppel worked as a directeur sportif for the team.

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.

Cyclo-cross

 * 2004–2005
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG National Junior Championships
 * 3rd Junior Koksijde


 * 2005–2006
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World Junior Championships
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG National Junior Championships
 * Junior Superprestige
 * 1st Gieten
 * 1st Hoogstraten
 * 2nd Vorselaar
 * 1st Junior Lille
 * 1st Junior Loenhout
 * 1st Junior Overijse
 * 3rd Overall UCI Junior World Cup
 * 2nd Hooglede-Gits
 * 2nd Liévin
 * 2nd Hoogerheide
 * 2nd Junior Essen
 * 2nd Junior Hofstade
 * 2nd Junior Oostmalle


 * 2006–2007
 * 3rd National Under-23 Championships
 * 3rd Under-23 Pijnacker


 * 2007–2008
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG National Under-23 Championships
 * Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
 * 1st Loenhout


 * 2008–2009
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG National Under-23 Championships

Road

 * 2006
 * 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
 * 10th Road race, UEC European Junior Championships


 * 2008
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour of Missouri
 * 9th Omloop van het Waasland
 * 9th Ronde van Overijssel


 * 2009
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie
 * 1st Prologue (TTT) Olympia's Tour
 * 2nd Schaal Sels
 * 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
 * 8th Antwerpse Havenpijl
 * 9th Omloop van het Waasland


 * 2010
 * 1st Stage 4 Kreiz Breizh Elites
 * 5th Châteauroux Classic
 * 6th Zellik–Galmaarden
 * 10th Dwars door Drenthe


 * 2011
 * 5th Overall Ronde van Drenthe


 * 2012
 * 3rd Nokere Koerse
 * 7th Overall Tour of Britain
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 8th Handzame Classic


 * 2013
 * 6th Vattenfall Cyclassics
 * 6th Amstel Curaçao Race


 * 2014
 * 8th Halle–Ingooigem


 * 2017
 * 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne


 * 2018
 * 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
 * 7th Omloop van het Houtland


 * 2019
 * 3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
 * 4th Nokere Koerse
 * 5th Ronde van Limburg


 * 2021
 * 5th Road race, National Championships
 * 7th Dwars door het Hageland
 * 7th Heistse Pijl
 * 8th Ronde van Limburg