Adri van der Poel

Adri van der Poel
	File:Adrie-van-der-poel-1349992325.jpg Van der Poel in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Adri van der Poel
Born	17 June 1959 (age 65); Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road; Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Major wins
	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 Championship (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); Cyclo-cross UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Overall 1996/1997 3 individual races Cyclo-cross Superprestige Overall 1996/1997 13 individual races GvA Trophy 6 individual races Cyclo-cross World Championships (1996); National Cyclo-cross Championships (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999)
	Representing Netherlands
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Cyclo-cross
World Championships

Adri van der Poel^[1]^[2] (born 17 June 1959 in Bergen op Zoom, 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.^[3]

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. In the Tour de France, he won two stages; his stage win in 1988 set the record for fastest stage (since then only surpassed by three cyclists).^[4] 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.

In 1983 he tested positive for strychnine. He said that his father-in-law had served a pigeon pie for Sunday lunch, and only when he tested positive did he realise that the pigeons had been doped with strychnine.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Family

Van der Poel is the son-in-law of the famous French cyclist Raymond Poulidor. His sons David and Mathieu are also cyclists. Mathieu van der Poel became cyclo-cross world champion himself in the junior race in 2012 (Koksijde) and 2013 (Louisville, Kentucky) and then matching his father's title in 2015 (Tábor, Czech Republic).

Van der Poel's brother Jacques was also a professional cyclist from 1986 to 1992.

Palmarès

File:Adri van der Poel.jpg

Adri van der Poel in 1980

1980

7th Olympic Games, Road race^[3]

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

6th Tour of Ireland

1st, Tour of Flanders

1st, Nationale Sluitingsprijs

2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

3rd, Paris–Roubaix

3rd, Züri-Metzgete

1987

National Cyclo-cross Championships

Dutch National Road Race Championship

1st, Grand Prix des Fourmies

1st, Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

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, Tour of Flanders

3rd, Overall, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

1989

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

National Cyclo-cross Championships

1st, Amstel Gold Race

1st, Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

2nd, World Cyclo-cross Championships

2nd, Overall, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

1991

National Cyclo-cross Championships

1st, Circuito de Getxo

1st, Stage 4, Ronde van Nederland

2nd, World Cyclo-cross Championships

1992

National Cyclo-cross Championships

2nd, Overall, Tour of Great Britain

3rd, World Cyclo-cross Championships

1994–95

National Cyclo-cross Championships

1st Profronde van Heerlen

1995–96

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

National Cyclo-cross Championships

1st Veldrit Pijnacker, Grand Prix Nommay, Montevrain & Harnes

1999–2000

1st Lutterbach & Harderwijk

References

↑ Wired 15.01: The Doping Excuses Hall of Fame. Wired.com (2009-01-04). Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
↑ Nieuwsselectie: Sport. Retro.nrc.nl. Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
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↑ The Sunday Herald, 12 December 1999 "A drugs cheat? not me!" by Richard Bath^{[dead link]}
↑ Cadence Nutrition, Pdf Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[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.

[r1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Adrie van der Poel. sports-reference.com

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[6] The Sunday Herald, 12 December 1999 "A drugs cheat? not me!" by Richard Bath^{[dead link]}

[7] Cadence Nutrition, Pdf Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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1900–1919	Paul Deman (1913) Marcel Buysse (1914) (1915–1918, not held) Henri Van Lerberghe (1919)
1920–1939	Jules Vanhevel (1920) René Vermandel (1921) Léon Devos (1922) Heiri Suter (1923) Gérard Debaets (1924) Julien Delbecque (1925) Denis Verschueren (1926) Gérard Debaets (1927) Jan Mertens (1928) Joseph Dervaes (1929) Frans Bonduel (1930) Romain Gijssels (1931–1932) Alphonse Schepers (1933) Gaston Rebry (1934) Louis Duerloo (1935) Louis Hardiquest (1936) Michel D'Hooghe (1937) Edgard de Caluwé (1938) Karel Kaers (1939)
1940–1959	Achiel Buysse (1940–1941) Briek Schotte (1942) Achiel Buysse (1943) Rik Van Steenbergen (1944) Sylvain Grysolle (1945) Rik Van Steenbergen (1946) Emiel Faignaert (1947) Briek Schotte (1948) Fiorenzo Magni (1949–1951) Roger Decock (1952) Wim van Est (1953) Raymond Impanis (1954) Louison Bobet (1955) Jean Forestier (1956) Fred De Bruyne (1957) Germain Derycke (1958) Rik Van Looy (1959)
1960–1979	Arthur Decabooter (1960) Tom Simpson (1961) Rik Van Looy (1962) Noël Foré (1963) Rudi Altig (1964) Jo de Roo (1965) Edward Sels (1966) Dino Zandegù (1967) Walter Godefroot (1968) Eddy Merckx (1969) Eric Leman (1970) Evert Dolman (1971) Eric Leman (1972–1973) Cees Bal (1974) Eddy Merckx (1975) Walter Planckaert (1976) Roger De Vlaeminck (1977) Walter Godefroot (1978) Jan Raas (1979)
1980–1999	Michel Pollentier (1980) Hennie Kuiper (1981) René Martens (1982) Jan Raas (1983) Johan Lammerts (1984) Eric Vanderaerden (1985) Adri van der Poel (1986) Claude Criquielion (1987) Eddy Planckaert (1988) Edwig Van Hooydonck (1989) Moreno Argentin (1990) Edwig Van Hooydonck (1991) Jacky Durand (1992) Johan Museeuw (1993) Gianni Bugno (1994) Johan Museeuw (1995) Michele Bartoli (1996) Rolf Sørensen (1997) Johan Museeuw (1998) Peter Van Petegem (1999)
2000–2019	Andrei Tchmil (2000) Gianluca Bortolami (2001) Andrea Tafi (2002) Peter Van Petegem (2003) Steffen Wesemann (2004) Tom Boonen (2005–2006) Alessandro Ballan (2007) Stijn Devolder (2008–2009) Fabian Cancellara (2010) Nick Nuyens (2011) Tom Boonen (2012) Fabian Cancellara (2013–2014) Alexander Kristoff (2015) Peter Sagan (2016)

v t e Liège–Bastogne–Liège winners
1880–1899	Léon Houa (1892–1894) (1895–1907, not held)
1900–1919	André Trousselier (1908) Victor Fastre (1909) (1910, not held) Joseph Van Daele (1911) Omer Verschoore (1912) Maurice Moritz (1913) (1914–1918, not held) Léon Devos (1919)
1920–1939	Léon Scieur (1920) Louis Mottiat (1921–1922) René Vermandel (1923–1924) Georges Ronsse (1925) Dieudonné Smets (1926) Maurice Raes (1927) Ernest Mottard (1928) Alphonse Schepers (1929) Hermann Buse (1930) Alphonse Schepers (1931) Marcel Houyoux (1932) François Gardier (1933) Théo Herckenrath (1934) Alphonse Schepers (1935) Albert Beckaert (1936) Éloi Meulenberg (1937) Alfons Deloor (1938) Albert Ritserveldt (1939)
1940–1959	(1940–1942, not held) Richard Depoorter (1943) (1944, not held) Jan Engels (1945) Prosper Depredomme (1946) Richard Depoorter (1947) Maurice Mollin (1948) Camille Danguillaume (1949) Prosper Depredomme (1950) Ferdinand Kübler (1951–1952) Alois De Hertog (1953) Marcel Ernzer (1954) Stan Ockers (1955) Fred De Bruyne (1956) Frans Schoubben and Germain Derycke (1957) Fred De Bruyne (1958–1959)
1960–1979	Albertus Geldermans (1960) Rik Van Looy (1961) Jef Planckaert (1962) Frans Melckenbeeck (1963) Willy Bocklant (1964) Carmine Preziosi (1965) Jacques Anquetil (1966) Walter Godefroot (1967) Valere Van Sweevelt (1968) Eddy Merckx (1969) Roger De Vlaeminck (1970) Eddy Merckx (1971–1973) Georges Pintens (1974) Eddy Merckx (1975) Joseph Bruyère (1976) Bernard Hinault (1977) Joseph Bruyère (1978) Dietrich Thurau (1979)
1980–1999	Bernard Hinault (1980) Josef Fuchs (1981) Silvano Contini (1982) Steven Rooks (1983) Sean Kelly (1984) Moreno Argentin (1985–1987) Adri van der Poel (1988) Sean Kelly (1989) Eric Van Lancker (1990) Moreno Argentin (1991) Dirk De Wolf (1992) Rolf Sørensen (1993) Evgeni Berzin (1994) Mauro Gianetti (1995) Pascal Richard (1996) Michele Bartoli (1997–1998) Frank Vandenbroucke (1999)
2000–2019	Paolo Bettini (2000) Oscar Camenzind (2001) Paolo Bettini (2002) Tyler Hamilton (2003) Davide Rebellin (2004) Alexander Vinokourov (2005) Alejandro Valverde (2006) Danilo Di Luca (2007) Alejandro Valverde (2008) Andy Schleck (2009) Alexander Vinokourov (2010) Philippe Gilbert (2011) Maxim Iglinsky (2012) Dan Martin (2013) Simon Gerrans (2014) Alejandro Valverde (2015)

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