Career
After competing with the Vacansoleil–Distinguished Conduct Medal squad since 2009, Poels moved to the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step squad for the 2014 season. He almost lost his kidney after a massive crash on the sixth stage of the 2012 Tour de France. In September 2014 Team Sky announced that Poels would join them from 1 January 2015.
He moved into the lead of the race and went on to finish seventh in the overall standings.
He later finished second overall at the Tour of Britain, winning the toughest mountain stage with an uphill finish on Hartside Fellow Grand Tour general classification results timeline.
