What did his father Adrie van der Poel achieve?

He was a top classics and cyclocross rider

What happened at the 2021 Tour de France?

He wore the yellow jersey, honoring Poulidor

Mathieu van der Poel Quiz: Classics Wins and Cyclocross Titles

A Dutch rider dominates muddy cyclocross courses in winter and cobbled classics in spring, and this Mathieu van der Poel quiz follows both careers. Play 10 interactive questions on his father Adrie, Raymond Poulidor, cyclocross world titles, the 2023 road world title in Glasgow, Tour of Flanders wins, Paris-Roubaix, Milan-San Remo and his 2021 yellow jersey tribute.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country does van der Poel ride for?
Grandfather
Which French cycling legend was his grandfather?
Father
What did his father Adrie van der Poel achieve?
Cross
In which discipline has he won many world titles?
Road
Where did he win the 2023 road world championship?
Flanders
How many times had he won the Tour of Flanders by 2024?
Roubaix
Which cobbled monument did he win in 2023, 2024 and 2025?
Sanremo
Which spring classic did he win in 2023 and 2025?
Yellow
What happened at the 2021 Tour de France?
Team
Which team does he ride for?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country does van der Poel ride for?
Answer: The Netherlands
He was born in Belgium to Dutch parents.
Q2: Which French cycling legend was his grandfather?
Answer: Raymond Poulidor
Poulidor never wore yellow at the Tour.
Q3: What did his father Adrie van der Poel achieve?
Answer: He was a top classics and cyclocross rider
Adrie won Flanders in 1986.
Q4: In which discipline has he won many world titles?
Answer: Cyclocross
He races it in winter.
Q5: Where did he win the 2023 road world championship?
Answer: Glasgow
He won despite a crash.
Q6: How many times had he won the Tour of Flanders by 2024?
Answer: Three
In 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Q7: Which cobbled monument did he win in 2023, 2024 and 2025?
Answer: Paris-Roubaix
Three in a row.
Q8: Which spring classic did he win in 2023 and 2025?
Answer: Milan-San Remo
It is the longest one-day classic.
Q9: What happened at the 2021 Tour de France?
Answer: He wore the yellow jersey, honoring Poulidor
He won stage 2 at Mur-de-Bretagne.
Q10: Which team does he ride for?
Answer: Alpecin-Deceuninck
It is built around him.

Mathieu Van Der Poel Quiz – Classics Wins and Cyclocross Titles

Mathieu van der Poel, born in 1995, is the son of classics star Adrie van der Poel and grandson of French legend Raymond Poulidor, who never wore the Tour's yellow jersey. He rides for Alpecin-Deceuninck.

He has won many cyclocross world titles and also excels on the road. He won the Tour of Flanders in 2020, 2022 and 2024, Paris-Roubaix three years running from 2023 to 2025, Milan-San Remo in 2023 and 2025 and the 2023 road world championship in Glasgow.

In 2021 he won stage 2 of the Tour de France at Mur-de-Bretagne and took the yellow jersey, a moving tribute to his grandfather.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cycling fans will enjoy these questions.

Who his family are
Which disciplines he races
Which classics he won
Which world titles he holds
Which moments were emotional

Did You Know?

He also races mountain bikes.
His rivalry with Wout van Aert began in cyclocross.
He is known for long-range attacks.
He crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics mountain bike race.
Fans call him MVDP.