Mathieu van der Poel
- Country
- Netherlands
- Born
- 1995
COBBLES AND GRAVEL HILLS CLASSICS
Number 10 in the UCI men’s world ranking: 3,405 points, as of 13 October 2026.
2026 season
- Wins
- 8
- Podiums
- 11
- Top 10s
- 15
- Race days
- 44
- Races
- 11
From the official UCI results: one-day races, stages and final classifications of stage races.
What kind of rider he is
Strong on cobbles, and then puncheur.
- Cobbles better than 99% · 10 finishes
- Hills better than 97% · 29 finishes
- Sprint better than 94% · 37 finishes
- Time trial better than 63% · 10 finishes
- Climbing better than 50% · 36 finishes
- General classification better than 41% · 9 finishes
For each terrain, the comparison with riders in the same category, from 2024 to 2026. How we calculate it
Form
- Best moment
- 27 July: above the rider’s usual level with probability 82%
- Worst moment
- 15 July: below the rider’s usual level with probability 78%
- Now
- Steady at the last race (17 September): no clear signal, neither above nor below the usual level
Form is how far the rider goes above or below the usual level, finish after finish, on their terrain (hills, sprint): 21 finishes over the last year, in World Tour and ProSeries races and championships. The line is a Bayesian model’s estimate, the band the 90% interval. In the results, form does not last: it returns to normal in about 2 days, the length of a block of races. The model
Season by season
One-day races, stages and overall classifications| Season | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Top 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 2022 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 18 |
Since 2021: race days are stages and one-day races; wins, podiums and top tens also count the final classifications of stage races.
Victories
2026 · 8 wins
- 20 Sep Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, stage 5 STAGE
- 16 Sep Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, stage 1 STAGE
- 26 Jul Tour de France, stage 21 STAGE
- 12 Jul Tour de France, stage 9 STAGE
- 27 Mar E3 Saxo Classic ONE-DAY RACE
- 12 Mar Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 4 STAGE
- 10 Mar Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 2 STAGE
- 28 Feb Omloop Nieuwsblad ONE-DAY RACE
2025 · 6 wins
- 22 Aug Renewi Tour, stage 3 STAGE
- 6 Jul Tour de France, stage 2 STAGE
- 13 Apr Paris-Roubaix ONE-DAY RACE
- 28 Mar E3 Saxo Classic ONE-DAY RACE
- 22 Mar Milano-Sanremo ONE-DAY RACE
- 4 Mar Ename Samyn Classic ONE-DAY RACE
2024 · 4 wins
- 18 Sep Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, stage 1 STAGE
- 7 Apr Paris-Roubaix ONE-DAY RACE
- 31 Mar Ronde van Vlaanderen – Tour des Flandres ONE-DAY RACE
- 22 Mar E3 Saxo Classic ONE-DAY RACE
2023 · 6 wins
- 16 Sep SUPER 8 Classic ONE-DAY RACE
- 6 Aug World Championships road race CHAMPIONSHIP
- 18 Jun Baloise Belgium Tour, overall OVERALL CLASSIFICATION
- 17 Jun Baloise Belgium Tour, stage 4 STAGE
- 9 Apr Paris-Roubaix ONE-DAY RACE
- 18 Mar Milano-Sanremo ONE-DAY RACE
2022 · 5 wins
- 14 Sep Grand Prix de Wallonie ONE-DAY RACE
- 6 May Giro d’Italia, stage 1 STAGE
- 3 Apr Ronde van Vlaanderen – Tour des Flandres ONE-DAY RACE
- 30 Mar Dwars door Vlaanderen – A travers la Flandre ONE-DAY RACE
- 25 Mar Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, stage 4 STAGE
2021 · 8 wins
- 12 Sep Antwerp Port Epic / Sels Trophy ONE-DAY RACE
- 27 Jun Tour de France, stage 2 STAGE
- 8 Jun Tour de Suisse, stage 3 STAGE
- 7 Jun Tour de Suisse, stage 2 STAGE
- 14 Mar Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 5 STAGE
- 12 Mar Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 3 STAGE
- 6 Mar Strade Bianche ONE-DAY RACE
- 21 Feb UAE Tour, stage 1 STAGE
2020 · 4 wins
- 18 Oct Giro delle Fiandre ONE-DAY RACE
- 3 Oct BinckBank Tour OVERALL CLASSIFICATION
- 3 Oct BinckBank Tour, tappa 5 STAGE
- 13 Sep Tirreno-Adriatico, tappa 7 STAGE
2019 · 2 wins
- 21 Apr Amstel Gold Race ONE-DAY RACE
- 3 Apr Dwars door Vlaanderen ONE-DAY RACE
Official UCI results since 2021, the open archive before. Updated October 10, 2026. Our method · Report an error