Michiel van der Heijden

Michiel van der Heijden (born 3 January 1992) is a Dutch former professional mountain biker and cyclo-cross cyclist.

Van der Heijden won a silver medal for mountain biking in the 2009 European Championships in Zoetermeer, and a bronze medal in 2010 in Haifa. In 2011 he became Dutch National Champion for the 9th time.

In 2010 van der Heijden became World Champion XCO juniors in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, making him the second Dutch XCO World Champion after Bart Brentjens. He was on the start list for the 2018 Cross-country European Championship and he finished

Mountain bike

 * 2009
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Cross-country, National Junior Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Cross-country, European Junior Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Mixed team relay, European Championships


 * 2010
 * 1st Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Cross-country, National Junior Championships
 * UCI Junior XCO World Cup
 * 1st Dalby Forest
 * 1st Offenbourg
 * 1st Houffalize
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Cross-country, European Junior Championships


 * 2012
 * 1st Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
 * 1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
 * 1st Windham
 * 2nd Nové Město
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Mixed team relay, European Championships


 * 2013
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
 * 3rd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
 * 3rd Albstadt
 * 3rd Hafjell
 * 3rd Nové Město


 * 2014
 * 1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 2nd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
 * 1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
 * 2nd Nové Město
 * 2nd Albstadt
 * 2nd Pietermaritzburg
 * 3rd Méribel
 * 3rd Cairns
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships


 * 2015
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Cross-country, National Championships


 * 2016
 * 3rd Cross-country, National Championships


 * 2017
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Cross-country, National Championships


 * 2018
 * 3rd Cross-country, National Championships

Cyclo-cross

 * 2008–2009
 * 3rd Zonnebeke Juniors
 * 3rd Hoogstraten, Junior Superprestige


 * 2009–2010
 * 1st Kopenberg, Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
 * 2nd National Junior Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg European Junior Championships
 * 3rd Gavere, Junior Superprestige
 * 4th Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
 * 2nd Koksijde


 * 2011–2012
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI World Under-23 Championships
 * 3rd Hoogerheide, UCI Under-23 World Cup


 * 2012–2013
 * 1st Citadelcross Under-23
 * 2nd Koksijde, UCI Under-23 World Cup


 * 2013–2014
 * 2nd Grand Prix Hotel Threeland