List of career achievements by Mathieu van der Poel explained
| Majorwins: |
- Cyclo-cross
World Championships (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
European Championships (2017–2019)
National Championships (2015–2020)
World Cup (2017–18)
38 individual wins (2014–15—2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24)
Superprestige (2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
Trophy (2017–18, 2018–19)
- Gravel
World Championships (2024)
- Mountain bike
European XC Championships (2019)
National XC Championships (2018)
XC World Cup
3 individual wins (2019)
- RoadGrand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2021)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2022)
Combativity award (2022)Stage races
BinckBank Tour (2020)
Tour of Belgium (2023)
Tour of Britain (2019)One-day races and Classics
World Road Race Championships (2023)
Milan–San Remo (2023)
Tour of Flanders (2020, 2022, 2024)
Paris–Roubaix (2023, 2024)
Amstel Gold Race (2019)
Strade Bianche (2021)
E3 Saxo Classic (2024)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (2019, 2022)
Brabantse Pijl (2019)
GP de Denain (2019)
GP de Wallonie (2022)
Super 8 Classic (2023) |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Mathieu van der Poel is a Dutch professional racing cyclist for UCI WorldTeam, competing in the cyclo-cross, road bicycle racing, mountain bike racing and gravel cycling disciplines of the sport.
Career highlights
- 2015
- 2016
- Wins his second National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- 2017
- 2018
- Wins his second UEC European Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his fourth National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his first National Road Championship title.
- Wins his first National XCO Championship title.
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Major results
Championships timeline
Cyclo-cross
- 2009-2010
Novice World Cup
1st Koksijde
Novice Superprestige
1st Gavere
1st Hamme
1st Gieten
1st Diegem
1st Zonhoven
1st Vorselaar
Novice Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy
1st Hasselt
1st Essen
1st Loenhout
1st Lille
1st Novice Horendonk
1st Novice Neerpelt
1st Novice Lochristi
1st Novice Breda
1st Novice Ossendrecht
1st Novice Overijse
1st Novice Woerden
1st Novice Langemark
1st Novice Zonnebeke
1st Novice Eeklo
1st Novice Lebbeke
2nd National Novice Championships
- 2010-2011
1st National Novice Championships
Novice Superprestige
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Hamme
1st Gavere
1st Gieten
1st Middelkerke
1st Overall Novice Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy
1st Namur
1st Koppenberg
1st Hasselt
1st Essen
1st Loenhout
1st Baal
1st Oostmalle
1st Novice Erpe-Mere
1st Novice Harderwijk
1st Novice Neerpelt
1st Novice Montfoort
1st Novice Albrandswaard
1st Novice Zingem
1st Novice Beesel
1st Novice Veldhoven I
1st Novice Rhenen
1st Novice Hilversum
1st Novice Veldhoven II
1st Novice Moergestel
1st Novice Beernem
1st Novice Huijbergen
1st Novice Cauberg
- 2011–2012
1st UCI World Junior Championships
1st UEC European Junior Championships
1st National Junior Championships
1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup
1st Tábor
1st Koksijde
1st Liévin
1st Hoogerheide
1st Overall Junior Superprestige
1st Zonhoven
1st Hamme
1st Gavere
1st Gieten
1st Diegem
1st Hoogstraten
1st Middelkerke
Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
1st Hasselt
1st Essen
1st Loenhout
1st Baal
1st Oostmalle
Junior Fidea Classics
1st Namur
1st Junior Erpe-Mere
1st Junior Kalmthout
1st Junior Woerden
1st Junior Overijse
1st Junior Heusden-Zolder
1st Junior Valkenburg
- 2012–2013
1st UCI World Junior Championships
1st UEC European Junior Championships
1st National Junior Championships
1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup
1st Tábor
1st Plzeň
1st Koksijde
1st Heusden-Zolder
1st Rome
1st Hoogerheide
1st Overall Junior Superprestige
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Zonhoven
1st Hamme
1st Gavere
1st Gieten
1st Diegem
1st Hoogstraten
1st Middelkerke
1st Overall Junior Bpost Bank Trophy
1st Ronse
1st Koppenberg
1st Hasselt
1st Essen
1st Loenhout
1st Baal
1st Lille
1st Oostmalle
1st Junior Stabroek
1st Junior Kalmthout
1st Junior Frankfurt
1st Junior Huijbergen
1st Junior Cauberg
- 2013–2014 (1 pro win)
1st National Under-23 Championships
1st Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
1st Tábor
1st Koksijde
1st Heusden-Zolder
1st Rome
1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Hamme
1st Gieten
1st Diegem
Under-23 Bpost Bank Trophy
1st Ronse
1st Heerlen
1st Under-23 Kalmthout
2nd UEC European Under-23 Championships
3rd UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2014–2015 (11)
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Hoogerheide
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Gieten
1st Diegem
1st Hoogstraten
Bpost Bank Trophy
1st Lille
Soudal Classics
1st Antwerpen
1st Leuven
1st Waregem
1st Sint-Niklaas
1st Heerlen
- 2015–2016 (11)
1st National Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Namur
1st Heusden-Zolder
1st Lignières-en-Berry
1st Hoogerheide
Superprestige
1st Diegem
1st Hoogstraten
1st Middelkerke
1st Overijse
1st Otegem
1st Zonnebeke
5th UCI World Championships
- 2016–2017 (22)
1st National Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Cauberg
1st Zeven
1st Namur
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Gieten
1st Zonhoven
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Gavere
1st Diegem
1st Hoogstraten
1st Middelkerke
DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
1st Hamme
1st Antwerpen
1st Lille
Brico Cross
1st Meulebeke
1st Maldegem
1st Hulst
Soudal Classics
1st Leuven
1st Brabant
1st Mol
1st Overijse
1st Otegem
2nd UCI World Championships
2nd UEC European Championships
- 2017–2018 (31)
1st UEC European Championships
1st National Championships
1st Overall UCI World Cup
1st Iowa City
1st Waterloo
1st Koksijde
1st Bogense
1st Heusden-Zolder
1st Nommay
1st Hoogerheide
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Gieten
1st Zonhoven
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Diegem
1st Hoogstraten
1st Middelkerke
1st Overall DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
1st Koppenberg
1st Hamme
1st Essen
1st Antwerpen
1st Loenhout
1st Baal
1st Lille
Brico Cross
1st Eeklo
1st Meulebeke
1st Kruibeke
1st Hulst
Soudal Classics
1st Waregem
1st Waterloo
1st Brabant
1st Overijse
1st Otegem
1st Oostmalle
3rd UCI World Championships
- 2018–2019 (32)
1st UCI World Championships
1st UEC European Championships
1st National Championships
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
1st Bern
1st Tábor
1st Koksijde
1st Namur
1st Heusden-Zolder
1st Hoogerheide
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Gieten
1st Boom
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Gavere
1st Zonhoven
1st Diegem
1st Hoogstraten
1st Middelkerke
1st Overall DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
1st Niel
1st Hamme
1st Antwerpen
1st Loenhout
1st Baal
1st Brussels
1st Lille
Brico Cross
1st Meulebeke
1st Ronse
1st Maldegem
1st Hulst
Soudal Classics
1st Sint-Niklaas
1st Wachtebeke
1st Gullegem
1st Otegem
- 2019–2020 (24)
1st UCI World Championships
1st UEC European Championships
1st National Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Tábor
1st Koksijde
1st Namur
1st Heusden-Zolder
1st Hoogerheide
Superprestige
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Diegem
3rd Overall DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
1st Hamme
1st Kortrijk
1st Loenhout
1st Baal
1st Brussels
Ethias Cross
1st Bredene
Rectavit Series
1st Niel
1st Sint-Niklaas
1st Wachtebeke
1st Mol
1st Overijse
1st Gullegem
1st Otegem
1st Zonnebeke
- 2020–2021 (10)
1st UCI World Championships
2nd Overall UCI World Cup
1st Namur
1st Hulst
Superprestige
1st Heusden-Zolder
X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Antwerpen
1st Baal
1st Hamme
Ethias Cross
1st Essen
1st Bredene
1st Gullegem
- 2022–2023 (7)
1st UCI World Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Hulst
1st Antwerpen
1st Gavere
1st Benidorm
1st Besançon
X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Herentals
- 2023–2024 (13)
1st UCI World Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Antwerpen
1st Gavere
1st Hulst
1st Zonhoven
1st Hoogerheide
Superprestige
1st Diegem
X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Herentals
1st Baal
1st Koksijde
1st Hamme
Exact Cross
1st Mol
1st LoenhoutUCI World Cup results
Superprestige results
Trofee results
Gravel
- 2022
3rd UCI World Championships
- 2024
1st UCI World ChampionshipsMountain bike
- 2016
1st GP Stad Beringen
1st Stage 1 Afxentia Stage Race
- 2017 (3 pro wins)
1st Overall Belgian Challenge
1st Stages 1 & 2
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Albstadt
4th Marathon, UCI World Championships
- 2018 (8)
1st Cross-country, National Championships
1st Overall La Rioja Bike Race
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Albstadt
3rd Val di Sole
3rd Vallnord
4th Stellenbosch
4th La Bresse
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Albstadt
1st Val di Sole
1st La Bresse
3rd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 2019 (14)
1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
1st Overall Belgian Challenge
1st Prologue, Stages 1, 2 & 3
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Nové Město
1st Val di Sole
1st Lenzerheide
2nd Albstadt
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Albstadt
1st Nové Město
1st Les Gets
1st Val di Sole
1st Lenzerheide
- 2021 (2)
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Nové Město
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Albstadt
1st Nové MěstoUCI World Cup results
Road
- 2012
1st Overall Ronde des Vallées
1st Young rider classification
1st Mountains classification, Trofeo Karlsberg
2nd Remouchamps-Ferrières-Remouchamps
3rd Grand Prix Bati-Metallo
4th Overall Regio-Tour
6th Overall Tour du Valromey
1st Young rider classification
9th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2013
1st Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
1st Road race, National Junior Championships
1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3 (ITT)
1st Overall Tour du Valromey
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall GP Général Patton
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stage 1
- 2014 (1 pro win)
1st Overall Baltic Chain Tour
1st Sprints classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 4
1st Ronde van Limburg
2nd Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
6th Overall Tour Alsace
1st Stage 3
7th Omloop der Kempen
10th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2015
4th Overall Tour Alsace
6th Overall Tour of Belgium
6th Circuit de Wallonie
- 2016
4th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
8th Ronde van Limburg
- 2017 (5)
1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Dwars door het Hageland
1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium
2nd Bruges Cycling Classic
- 2018 (6)
1st Road race, National Championships
1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Stage 1
1st Ronde van Limburg
Arctic Race of Norway
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 4
2nd Road race, UEC European Championships
6th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2019 (10)
1st Overall Tour of Britain
1st Stages 4, 7 & 8
1st Amstel Gold Race
1st Brabantse Pijl
1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
1st Grand Prix de Denain
1st Stage 1 Tour of Antalya
1st Stage 1 Arctic Race of Norway
4th Gent–Wevelgem
4th Tour of Flanders
6th Famenne Ardenne Classic
10th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
1st Stage 1
- 2020 (5)
1st Road race, National Championships
1st Overall BinckBank Tour
1st Stage 5
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico
2nd Brabantse Pijl
3rd Gran Piemonte
3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
4th Road race, UEC European Championships
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
9th Gent–Wevelgem
10th Giro di Lombardia
- 2021 (8)
1st Strade Bianche
1st Antwerp Port Epic
Tour de France
1st Stage 2
Held after Stages 2–7
Held after Stage 2
Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stages 3 & 5
Tour de Suisse
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Stage 1 UAE Tour
2nd Tour of Flanders
3rd Paris–Roubaix
3rd E3 Saxo Bank Classic
5th Milan–San Remo
8th Road race, UCI World Championships
8th Primus Classic
- 2022 (5)
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 1
Held after Stages 1–3
Held after Stages 1–4
Held after Stages 1–2
Combativity award Stages 17, 21 & Overall
1st Stage 4 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
3rd Milan–San Remo
4th Amstel Gold Race
9th Paris–Roubaix
- 2023 (6)
1st Road race, UCI World Championships
1st Overall Tour of Belgium
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st Milan–San Remo
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st Super 8 Classic
2nd Tour of Flanders
2nd E3 Saxo Classic
3rd Road race, National Championships
4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
Combativity award Stage 12 Tour de France
- 2024 (4)
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st E3 Saxo Classic
2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Gent–Wevelgem
3rd Road race, UCI World Championships
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
10th Milan–San RemoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
- Monuments resultsThis table includes number of wins, second- and third-place finishes, top 3 and top 10 finishes and race days of Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Giro di Lombardia.
| Result | No. | |
|---|
| Wins | 6 | 33,33% |
| 2nd | 2 | 11,11% |
| 3rd | 3 | 16,67% |
| Top 3 | 11 | 61,11% |
| Top 10 | 17 | 94,44% |
| Days | 18 | 100% | |
|---|
- Criterium and National races[1]
2011
1st Time trial, National Novice Championships
1st Overall Acht van Bladel
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 1 & 3 (ITT)
1st Ronde van Huijbergen
1st Course Temse
1st Omloop van Margraten
1st Time trial, South West Novice District Championships
1st Grand Prix Houtsaeger
1st Climbing Course Harzé
1st Polleur-Stoumont-Polleur
1st Course Minderhout
1st Overijse
- 2012
1st Omloop Temse
1st Omloop van Margraten
1st Course Geraardsbergen
1st Ronde van Huijbergen
1st Omloop van de Maasvallei
1st Ronde van Wolder
1st Climbing Course Harzé
1st Ronde van het Lage Land
1st Mountain Omloop Simpelveld
1st Climbing Course Herbeumont
1st Course Ravels
1st Omloop van Borsele
- 2013
1st Overall Tour des Portes du Pays d'Othe
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Time trial, Omloop van Borsele
1st Course Wortegem-Petegem
1st Isaac Kleeberg Challenge
1st Mountain Criterium Wolder
1st Climbing Course Harzé
1st Mountain Omloop Simpelveld
5th Overall Acht van Bladel
- 2014
1st Stage 1 Tour de Liège
- 2015
1st Stage 4 Tour de Liège
2nd Heist-op-den-Berg
3rd Profronde Zevenbergen
- 2016
1st Sint-Elooisprijs
- 2017
2nd Ronde van Made
3rd Profronde Zevenbergen
- 2018
3rd Aalst
3rd Acht van Chaam
3rd Herentals
- 2019
1st Antwerp
1st Draai van de Kaai
- 2022
1st Daags na de Tour
1st Profronde Surhuisterveen
1st RaboRonde Heerlen
1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
1st Izegem Koers
2nd Acht van Chaam
2nd Herentals
3rd Gouden Pijl
3rd Draai van de Kaai
- 2023
1st Aalst
1st Acht van Chaam
1st Profronde Etten-Leur
1st Madrid
- 2024
1st Roeselare
1st Profronde Etten-Leur
1st La NuciaNumber of wins per year
This table includes number of wins, second- and third-place finishes and race days per year including UCI level 2 races.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total | % |
|---|
| Cyclo-cross wins | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 162 | 72,65 |
|---|
| 2nd | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12,11 |
| 3rd | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3,59 |
| Top 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 197 | 88,34 |
| Days | 2 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 223 | 100 |
|---|
| Mountain bike wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 48,33 |
|---|
| 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3rd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8,33 |
| Top 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 66,67 |
| Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 100 |
|---|
| Road wins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 16,31 |
|---|
| 2nd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 6,65 |
| 3rd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4,53 |
| Top 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 27,78 |
| Days | 0 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 331 | 100 |
|---|
| Total wins | 0 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 245 | 39,90 |
|---|
| 2nd | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 8,79 |
| 3rd | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4,56 |
| Top 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 327 | 53,26 |
| Days | 2 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 68 | 66 | 80 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 47 | 614 | 100 | |
|---|
Records and honours
Global records
- First double Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Champion in 2012 and 2013.
- Most Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Cup wins: 2 (2011-2012 and 2012-2013).
- Most Men's Junior Cyclo-cross Superprestige wins: 2 (2011-2012 and 2012-2013).
- Most UCI wins in a single Men's Junior Cyclo-cross season: 30 out of 30 races contested in 2012-2013.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Junior Road Race World Champion in 2013.
- Youngest Men's winner ever in the Cyclo-cross Superprestige in Gieten 2014 (19 years and 228 days).
- Youngest Men's winner ever in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Hoogerheide 2015 (20 years and 6 days).
- Youngest Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion ever in 2015 (20 years and 13 days).
- Youngest Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner ever in 2014-2015 (20 years and 27 days).
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner, Men's Under -23 Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner and Men's Elite Cyclo-cross Superprestige winner in 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Cup winner, Men's Under -23 Cyclo-cross World Cup winner and Men's Elite Cyclo-cross World Cup winner in 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2017-2018.
- Most wins in a single Men's Cyclo-cross Trophy season: 7 out of 8 races in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
- Most wins in a single Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige season: 8 out of 8 races in 2018-2019 (record shared with Sven Nys, 2006-2007).
- Most UCI wins in a single Men's Cyclo-cross season: 32 out of 34 races contested in 2018-2019 (record shared with Erik De Vlaeminck, 1967-1968, 1970-1971 and Roland Liboton, 1983-1984).
- First double XCC and XCO winner in the same weekend ever in the Men's Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město 2019.
- Most XCC wins in a single Men's Mountain Bike World Cup season: 5 out of 7 races in 2019.
- Most XCC wins in the Men's Mountain Bike World Cup: 10.
- Most Men's Belgian MTB Challenge wins: 2 in 2017 and 2019 (record shared with Søren Nissen).
- Most Men's Ronde van Limburg wins: 2 in 2014 and 2018 (record shared with 3 others).
- Most Men's Dwars door Vlaanderen wins: 2 in 2019 and 2022 (record shared with 13 others).
- Most Men's Tour of Flanders wins: 3 in 2020, 2022 and 2024 (record shared with 6 others).
- Most consecutive Men's Tour of Flanders podium finishes between 2020 and 2024: 5.
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders average speed ever in 2024: 44.48km/h.
- Highest Men's Paris-Roubaix average speed ever in 2024: 47.8km/h.
- Least combined race days ever to win a stage and lead the Men's general classification in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in 2021 and 2022: 3.
- First Men's Milan-San Remo, Men's Paris-Roubaix winner and Men's Road Race World Champion in a single year in 2023.
- First Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Road Race World Champion in 2023.
- First Men's World Champion in three different cycling disciplines in 2024 (cyclo-cross, road and gravel).
- First Men's medalist in the World Championships in four different cycling disciplines in 2023 (cyclo-cross, road, mountain bike and gravel).
- First Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Gravel World Champion in 2024.
- First Men's medalist in the World Championships in three different cycling disciplines in a single year in 2024 (cyclo-cross, road and gravel).
- Most Men's Gravel World Championships podium finishes: 2 in 2022 and 2024 (record shared with Florian Vermeersch).
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix win average ever: 5 out of 10 races contested.
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix podium average ever: 8 out of 10 races contested.
- Highest Men's Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix top 10 average ever: 10 out of 10 races contested.
- Highest Men's Monuments podium average ever: 11 out of 18 races contested.
- Highest Men's Monuments top 10 average ever: 17 out of 18 races contested.
Continental records
National records
- First Men's Novice Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion and Men's Novice Time Trial Dutch Champion in 2011.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion and Men's Junior Road Race Dutch Champion in 2013.
- Youngest Men's Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion ever in 2015 (19 years and 357 days).
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross World Cup race wins: 38.
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige race wins: 31.
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Trophy race wins: 31.
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige wins: 4 in 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 (record shared with Hennie Stamsnijder, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1986-1987 and 1988-1989).
- First Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Trophy winner in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
- Most consecutive Men's Cyclo-cross Dutch Championships titles between 2015 and 2020: 6 (record shared with Lars Boom, 2007-2012).
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross World Championships titles: 6 (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024).
- Most Dutch Men's UCI Cyclo-cross wins: 162.
- First Men's Cyclo-cross Dutch Champion, Men's Road Race Dutch Champion and Men's Cross-country Mountain Bike Dutch Champion in 2018.
- First Dutch Men's winner of the two Dutch World Tour races, the Amstel Gold Race and the Benelux Tour in 2019 and 2020.
- First Dutch Men's Antwerp Port Epic winner in 2021.
- First Dutch Men's Strade Bianche winner in 2021.
- First Dutch Men's Tour of Flanders and Men's Paris-Roubaix winner in a single year in 2024.
- Most Dutch Men's Milan-San Remo wins: 1 in 2023 (record shared with 3 others).
- Most Dutch Men's Paris-Roubaix wins: 2 in 2023 and 2024.
- First Dutch Men's medalist in the Gravel World Championships in 2022.
- First Dutch Men's Gravel World Champion in 2024.
- Most Dutch Men's Monument wins: 6.
- Most Dutch Men's Monument podium finishes: 11.
Family records
- with David van der Poel
- with Adri van der Poel
- First father and son to both win the Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1996 and 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024.
- First father and son to both win the Cyclo-cross World Cup in 1996-1997 and 2017-2018.
- First father and son to both win the Cyclo-cross Superprestige in 1996-1997 and 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019.
- First father and son to both win the Tour of Flanders in 1986 and 2020, 2022, 2024.
- First father and son to both podium in Paris–Roubaix in 1986 and 2021, 2023, 2024.
- First father and son to both win the Brabantse Pijl in 1985 and 2019.
- First father and son to both win the Amstel Gold Race in 1990 and 2019.
- First father and son to both podium in Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1986, 1988 and 2024.
- First father and son to both win the Dutch National Road Race Championships in 1987 and 2018, 2020.
- First father and son to both wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France in 1984 and 2021.
- First father and son to both medal in the Road World Championships in 1983 and 2023, 2024.
- First father and son to both finish top 10 in the five Monuments.
- with Raymond Poulidor
- First grandfather and grandson to both win Milan-San Remo in 1961 and 2023.
- First grandfather and grandson to both podium in Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1968 and 2024.
- First grandfather and grandson to both win the National Road Race Championships in 1961 and 2018, 2020.
- First grandfather and grandson to both win a stage in the Tour de France in 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974 and 2021.
- First grandfather and grandson to both medal in the Road World Championships in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1974 and 2023, 2024.
- First grandfather and grandson to both finish top 10 in the five Monuments.
Awards and honours
- Gerrie Knetemann Trophy - Dutch Young Cyclist of the Year: 2013.
- NOC*NSF Young Talent Award: 2013.
- Koning Winter - Best Cyclo-cross Rider of the Year: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Flandrien of the Cyclo-cross: 2015, 2017, 2018.
- Dutch Mountain Biker of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021.
- Gerrit Schulte Trophy - Dutch Cyclist of the Year: 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024.
- Jaap Eden Award - Dutch Sportsman of the Year: 2019, 2023.
- Eddy Merckx Trophy - Best Classics Rider of the Year: 2023.
- Vélo d'Or - 2nd place: 2023.
- International Flandrien of the Year: 2023.
A street in Berg en Terblijt (former Oeveregrubbe) is renamed to Mathieu van der Poel Allee on the place, a few kilometers from the finish, where he led the chase group to the front of the 2019 Amstel Gold Race.
Notes and References
- Races that don't have a UCI classification
