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Mathieu van der Poel is a Dutch professional racing cyclist for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck, competing in the cyclo-cross, road bicycle racing, mountain bike racing and gravel cycling disciplines of the sport.
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Career highlights
- 2015
- Wins his first UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his first National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- 2016
- Wins his second National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- 2017
- Wins his first UEC European Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his third National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- 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
- Wins his second UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his third UEC European Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his fifth National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his first three major classics, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Brabantse Pijl and Amstel Gold Race.
- Wins his first UEC European XCO Championship title.
- 2020
- Wins his third UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his sixth National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
- Wins his second National Road Championship title.
- Wins his first UCI World Tour stage race, BinckBank Tour.
- Wins his first Monument, Tour of Flanders.
- 2021
- Wins his fourth UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins Strade Bianche.
- Wins his first Grand Tour stage, Tour de France Stage 2, wearing the yellow jersey in the process.
- 2022
- Wins Dwars door Vlaanderen for the second time.
- Wins his second Monument, Tour of Flanders for the second time.
- Wins his second Grand Tour stage, Giro d'Italia Stage 1, wearing the pink jersey in the process.
- 2023
- Wins his fifth UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his third Monument, Milan–San Remo.
- Wins his fourth Monument, Paris–Roubaix.
- Wins his first UCI Road World Championships title.
- 2024
- Wins his sixth UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins E3 Saxo Classic.
- Wins his fifth Monument, Tour of Flanders for the third time.
- Wins his sixth Monument, Paris–Roubaix for the second time.
- Wins his first UCI Gravel World Championships title.
- 2025
- Wins his seventh UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship title.
- Wins his seventh Monument, Milan–San Remo for the second time.
- Wins E3 Saxo Classic for the second time.
- Wins his eighth Monument, Paris–Roubaix for the third time.
- Wins his third Grand Tour stage, Tour de France Stage 2, wearing the yellow jersey in the process.
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Major results
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Major Championships timeline
Cyclo-cross
- 2009-2010
- Novice World Cup
- 1st Koksijde
- Novice Superprestige
- Novice Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy
- 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 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
- 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
- Junior Bpost Bank Trophy
- 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 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 Overall Superprestige
- 1st Gieten
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Diegem
- 1st Hoogstraten
- 1st Middelkerke
- DVV Verzekeringen Trophy
- Brico Cross
- 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
- Brico Cross
- 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
- Brico Cross
- 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
- 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
- Superprestige
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- X²O Badkamers Trophy
- Ethias Cross
- 1st Gullegem
- 2022–2023 (7)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 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
- Exact Cross
- 2024–2025 (8)
- 1st UCI World Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1st Gavere
- 1st Besançon
- 1st Maasmechelen
- 1st Hoogerheide
- Superprestige
- 1st Mol
- Exact Cross
- 1st Loenhout
UCI World Cup results
Superprestige results
Trofee results
Gravel
- 2022
- 3rd UCI World Championships
- 2024
- 1st UCI World Championships
Mountain 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 Město
UCI World Cup results
Road
- 2012
- 1st Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 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
- 1st Overall Tour du Valromey
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Overall GP Général Patton
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1st
- 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
- 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
- 1st
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Road race, UCI World Championships
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Milan–San Remo
- 2025 (5)
- 1st Milan–San Remo
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st E3 Saxo Classic
- 1st Le Samyn
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2
- Held after Stages 2–4 & 6
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
- Monuments results
This table includes number of race days and first-, second-, third-place, top 3 and top 10 finishes of Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Giro di Lombardia.
- Criterium and National races[1]
- 2011
- 1st Time trial, National Novice Championships
- 1st Novice Tour of Huijbergen
- 1st Novice Course Temse
- 1st Novice Omloop van Margraten
- 1st Novice Grand Prix Houtsaeger
- 1st Time trial, South West Novice District Championships
- 1st Novice Climbing Course Harzé
- 1st Novice Polleur-Stoumont-Polleur
- 1st Novice Course Minderhout
- 1st Novice Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2012
- 1st Overall Junior Acht van Bladel
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 3 (ITT)
- 1st
- 1st Junior Omloop van Borsele
- 1st Junior Course Temse
- 1st Junior Omloop van Margraten
- 1st Junior Course Geraardsbergen
- 1st Junior Tour of Huijbergen
- 1st Junior Omloop van de Maasvallei
- 1st Junior Tour of Wolder
- 1st Junior Climbing Course Harzé
- 1st Junior Tour of the Low Country
- 1st Junior Mountain Omloop Simpelveld
- 1st Junior Climbing Course Herbeumont
- 1st Junior Course Ravels
- 2013
- 1st Overall Junior Tour des Portes du Pays d'Othe
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Time trial, Junior Omloop van Borsele
- 1st Junior Course Wortegem-Petegem
- 1st Junior Isaac Kleeberg Challenge
- 1st Junior Mountain Criterium Wolder
- 1st Junior Climbing Course Harzé
- 1st Junior Draai van de Kaai
- 1st Junior Mountain Omloop Simpelveld
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Liège
- 2015
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Liège
- 2016
- 1st Sint-Elooisprijs
- 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
- 2023
- 1st Aalst
- 1st Acht van Chaam
- 1st Profronde Etten-Leur
- 1st Madrid
- 2024
- 1st Roeselare
- 1st Profronde Etten-Leur
- 1st La Nucia
Number of wins per year
This table includes number of race days per year including general classification and first-, second-, third-place and top 3 finishes including UCI level 2 races.
- As of 31 December 2024
Records and honours
Global records
- Cyclo-cross
- First double Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Champion in 2012 and 2013.
- Most Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Cup wins: 2 in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
- Most Men's Junior Cyclo-cross Superprestige wins: 2 in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
- 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).
- Most UCI wins in a single Men's Cyclo-cross season: 32 out of 34 races contested in 2018-2019.
- Most Men's Cyclo-cross World Championships titles: 7 in 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (record shared with Erik De Vlaeminck).
- Mountain bike
- First XCC winner ever in the Men's Mountain Bike World Cup in Albstadt 2018.
- First 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 5 races contested in 2019 (record shared with Christopher Blevins).
- Most XCC wins in the Men's Mountain Bike World Cup: 10.
- Cobbled monuments
- 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 2025: 6.
- Most consecutive Men's Paris-Roubaix wins between 2023 and 2025: 3 (record shared with Octave Lapize and Francesco Moser).
- Most consecutive Men's Cobbled Monuments wins between Paris-Roubaix 2023 and Paris-Roubaix 2025: 3 (record shared with Rik Van Looy, Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara).
- Most consecutive Men's Cobbled Monuments podium finishes between Tour of Flanders 2023 and Paris-Roubaix 2025: 6.
- Most consecutive Men's Cobbled Monuments top 10 finishes between Tour of Flanders 2020 and Paris-Roubaix 2025: 11.
- Most consecutive years a Men's Cobbled Monument win between 2022 and 2025: 4.
- Most years Men's Cobbled Monuments podium finishes in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025: 4 (record shared with Eddy Merckx and Fabian Cancellara).
- Most consecutive years Men's Cobbled Monuments podium finishes between 2023 and 2025: 3.
- Highest Men's Cobbled Monuments win average ever: 6 out of 12 races contested.
- Highest Men's Cobbled Monuments podium average ever: 10 out of 12 races contested.
- Highest Men's Cobbled Monuments top 10 average ever: 12 out of 12 races contested.
- Monuments
- First Men's Milan-San Remo and Men's Paris-Roubaix winner in multiple years in 2023 and 2025.
- Most years Men's Milan-San Remo, Men's Tour of Flanders and Men's Paris-Roubaix top 10 finishes between 2021 and 2025: 5 (record shared with Eddy Merckx).
- Most consecutive years multiple Men's Monuments wins between 2023 and 2025: 3 (record shared with Eddy Merckx and Tadej Pogačar).
- Most consecutive top 10 finishes in contested Men's Monuments: 19.
- Highest Men's Monuments top 10 average ever: 20 out of 21 races contested.
- Championships
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Junior Road Race World Champion in 2013.
- First Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Road Race World Champion in 2023.
- First Men's Road Race World Champion and Men's Gravel World Champion in 2024.
- First Men's Gravel World Champion and Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion in 2024.
- 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).
- Most Men's Gravel World Championships medals: 2 in 2022 and 2024 (record shared with Florian Vermeersch).
- Other
- Youngest Men's Ronde van Limburg winner ever in 2014 (19 years and 147 days).
- 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).
- 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 Milan-San Remo, Men's Tour of Flanders, Men's Paris-Roubaix podium finisher and Men's Road Race medalist in a single year in 2023.
- First Men's Tour of Flanders, Men's Paris-Roubaix, Men's Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium finisher and Men's Road Race medalist in a single year in 2024.
- First three Men's Monuments podium finisher and Men's Road Race medalist in consecutive years in 2023 and 2024.
- Least combined race days ever to win a stage and lead the General Classification in the Men's Tour de France and win a stage and lead the General Classification in the Men's Giro d'Italia in 2021 and 2022: 3.
Continental records
- Youngest Men's Junior Cyclo-cross European Champion ever in 2011 (16 years and 290 days).
- First double Men's Junior Cyclo-cross European Champion in 2011 and 2012.
- First Men's Junior Cyclo-cross European Champion and Men's Elite Cyclo-cross European Champion in 2011, 2012 and 2017, 2018, 2019.
- First Men's Cyclo-cross World Champion and Men's Cyclo-cross European Champion in 2017.
- Most Men's Cyclo-cross European Championships titles: 3 (2017, 2018 and 2019).
- Most consecutive Men's Cyclo-cross European Championships medals between 2016 and 2019: 4 (record shared with Michael Vanthourenhout).
- First Men's Cyclo-cross European Champion and Men's Cross-country Mountain Bike European Champion in 2019.
- First Men's medalist in the Cyclo-cross European Championships, Road European Championships and Mountain Bike European Championships in 2019.
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: 43.
- Most Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Superprestige race wins: 32.
- 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).
- First Dutch Men's Cyclo-cross Trophy winner in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
- Most Dutch Men's UCI Cyclo-cross wins: 170.
- First Dutch Men's Antwerp Port Epic winner in 2021.
- First Dutch Men's Strade Bianche winner in 2021.
- Most Dutch Men's Milan-San Remo wins: 2 in 2023 and 2025.
- Most Dutch Men's Paris-Roubaix wins: 3 in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- First Dutch Men's Tour of Flanders and Men's Paris-Roubaix winner in a single year in 2024.
- 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 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 Gravel World Champion in 2024.
- Most Dutch Men's Monument wins: 8.
- Most Dutch Men's Monument podium finishes: 14.
- Least Dutch Men's race days ever to win a stage and lead the General Classification in the Men's Tour de France in 2021: 2.
- Least Dutch Men's race days ever to win a stage and lead the General Classification in the Men's Giro d'Italia in 2022: 1 (record shared with Wim van Est and Tom Dumoulin).
Family records
- with David van der Poel
- First brothers to both win the Junior Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2010 and 2012, 2013.
- First brothers to both win the Junior UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in 2009-2010 and 2011-2012, 2012-2013.
- First brothers to both win the Junior Cyclo-cross Superprestige in 2009-2010 and 2011-2012, 2012-2013.
- First brothers to both win the Under-23 Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2013 and 2014.
- with Adri van der Poel
- First father and son to both win multiple Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999 and 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- First father and son to both win the Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1996 and 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025.
- 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, 2025.
- 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, 2025.
- First father and son to both medal in the Road World Championships in 1983 and 2023, 2024.
- with Raymond Poulidor
- First grandfather and grandson to both win Milan-San Remo in 1961 and 2023, 2025.
- 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, 2025.
- First grandfather and grandson to both medal in the Road World Championships in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1974 and 2023, 2024.
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, 3rd place: 2024.
- 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.
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