Adri van der Poel

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Adri van der Poel


fullname = Adri van der Poel
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|6|17
country = NED
currentteam = Retired
discipline = Road
Cyclo-cross
role = Rider
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majorwins = flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships (6 times)
Clásica de San Sebastián (1985)
Paris-Brussels (1985)
Ronde van Vlaanderen (1986)
Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1988)
Tour of France, 2 stages
Amstel Gold Race (1990)
flagiconUCI World Cyclo-cross Championships (1996)
updated = February 3, 2008MedalTableTop

Adrie van der Poel (born June 17, 1959 in Hoogerheide, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch cyclist. The Grand Prix Adri van der Poel is named after him. Van der Poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. His biggest wins included 6 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 Cylo-Cross championships.

Van der Poel began his career on the road and during his first season as a professional he obtained second place in Paris-Nice behind Stephen Roche and second place in the La Flèche Wallonne. Van der Poel also competed in cyclo-cross during the winter and obtained great results - that he turned full time to cyclo-cross in the latter part of his career where he won the World Championships in 1996 and the World Cup and Superprestige classifications in 1997. Van der Poel retired after the 2000 Cyclo-Cross World Championships where he finished fourth and which was won by his teammate Richard Groenendaal.

Van der Poel is the son in law of the famous French cyclist Raymond Poulidor. Van der Poel's brother Jacques was also a professional cyclist from 1986 to 1992.

Palmarès

;1981:2nd, La Flèche Wallonne:Paris-Nice::2nd Overall, 1st Stage 3:1st, Stage 1, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré;1982:1st, Züri-Metzgete:1st, Stage 4, Paris-Nice;1983:1st, Prologue, Tour de Luxembourg:2nd, World Cycling Championship:3rd, Giro di Lombardia;1984:Tirreno-Adriatico::4th Overall, 1st Stage 4 and Points Classification;1985:1st, Paris-Brussels:1st, Clásica de San Sebastián:1st, Brabantse Pijl:1st, Stage 7 Nissan Classic:2nd, Giro di Lombardia:2nd, World Cyclo-cross Championships:Tour de Luxembourg::1st, Stage 1 and 4;1986:1st, Overall, Ronde van Vlaanderen:1st, Nationale Sluitingsprijs:2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège:3rd, Paris-Roubaix:3rd, Züri-Metzgete;1987:flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships: flagicon|NED Dutch National Road Race Championship:1st, Grand Prix des Fourmies:1st, GP Kanton Aargau:Tour de France::1st, Stage 9:Tour de Suisse::1st, Stage 1 and 2;1988:1st, Stage 16, Tour de France:1st, Liège-Bastogne-Liège:Étoile de Bessèges::1st Overall and Stage 2:2nd, World Cyclo-cross Championships:3rd, Overall, Ronde van Vlaanderen:3rd, Overall, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise;1989:flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships:1st, Stage 6, Paris-Nice:1st, Stage 5, Tour Méditerranéen:2nd, World Cyclo-cross Championships:2nd, Brabantse Pijl:2nd, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen;1990:flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships:1st, Amstel Gold Race:1st, GP Kanton Aargau:2nd, World Cyclo-cross Championships:2rd, Overall, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise;1991:flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships:1st, Circuito de Getxo:1st, Stage 4, Ronde van Nederland:2nd, World Cyclo-cross Championships;1992:flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships:2nd, Overall, Tour of Great Britain:3rd, World Cyclo-cross Championships;1994-95:flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships;1995-96:flagiconUCI World Cyclo-cross Championships:1st, Surhuisterveen, Sint Michielsgestel, Pontchateau & Vossem.;1996-97:1st World Cup:1st Superprestige:1st Prague, Woerden, Kalmthout, Gieten, Nommay, Milan, Essen, Koksijde, Loenhout, Sint Michielsgestel, Harnes & Haegendorf ;1997-98:1st Harderwijk, Niel, Rijkevorsel, Diegem, Zeddam, Loenhout, Wetzikon, Chateau La Croix Laroque & Surhuisterveen ;1998-99:flagicon|NED National Cyclo-cross Championships:1st Veldrit Pijnacker, Grand Prix Nommay, Montevrain & Harnes;1999-2000:1st Lutterbach & Harderwijk

ee also

* List of doping cases in cycling

Persondata
NAME= Poel, Adri van der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH= 1959-06-17
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hoogerheide, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH=
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