Background
He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontien van der Lienden.
bicycle racer cyclo-cross cyclist
He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontien van der Lienden.
He is currently riding for the UCI World Tour team Trek–Segafredo. On 12 September 2008, 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 2008 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.
Van Poppel joined Trek Factory Racing for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil–Distinguished Conduct Medal – folded at the end of the 2013 season. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.