Boy van Poppel
Boy van Poppel is a Dutch former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. 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.
Major results
Cyclo-cross
;2004–2005;2005–2006
;2006–2007
;2007–2008
;2008–2009
Road
;2006;2008
;2009
;2010
;2011
;2012
;2013
;2014
;2017
;2018
;2019
;2021
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| General [classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia] | — | 131 | 146 | DNF | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España] | — | — | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 124 |
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |