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Adri van der Poel

Adri van der Poel
Van der Poel in 1980
Personal information
Full nameAdri van der Poel
Born (1959-06-17) 17 June 1959 (age 65)
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional team
1981–1983DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or
1984–1986Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko
1987–1988PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1989–1990Domex–Weinmann
1991–1992Tulip Computers
1993Mercatone Uno–Zucchini–Medeghini
1994–1995Collstrop–Willy Naessens
1996–2000Rabobank
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Championships (1996)
National Championships (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999)
World Cup (1996–97)
Superprestige (1996–97)
Road

Grand Tours

Tour de France
2 individual stages (1987, 1988)

Stage races

Étoile de Bessèges (1988)
Herald Sun Tour (1988)

One-Day Races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1987)
Tour of Flanders (1986)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1988)
Amstel Gold Race (1990)
Brabantse Pijl (1985)
Clásica de San Sebastián (1985)
Paris–Brussels (1985)
Paris–Tours (1987)
Scheldeprijs (1985)
Züri-Metzgete (1982)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Altenrhein Road race
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Montreuil Elite
Silver medal – second place 1985 Munich Elite
Silver medal – second place 1988 Hägendorf Elite
Silver medal – second place 1989 Pontchâteau Elite
Silver medal – second place 1990 Getxo Elite
Silver medal – second place 1991 Gieten Elite
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Leeds Elite
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Poprad Elite
In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Poel, not Poel.

Adri van der Poel[1][2] (born 17 June 1959) is a retired Dutch cyclist. Van der Poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. His biggest wins included six classics, two stages of the Tour de France and the World Cyclo-Cross Championships in 1996. He also obtained the second place and silver medal in the World Road Championships in 1983 behind Greg LeMond and five second places in the World Cyclo-Cross championships.[3] The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is named after him.

  1. ^ Wired 15.01: The Doping Excuses Hall of Fame. Wired.com (2009-01-04). Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
  2. ^ Nieuwsselectie: Sport. Retro.nrc.nl. Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference r1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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