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This article summarizes Mathieu van der Poel’s most impressive stats, performances, and records from his road, cyclocross, and mountain biking careers. I created them based on several sources and my own calculations. These stats are updated yearly at the end of the cycling season.
Hopefully, you will like them. If you know of any other records not listed or interesting stats about Mathieu, please contact me or comment below.
NOTES
- Most of the following statistics are based on Primož Roglič’s professional career at the Continental and World Tour level, where he has been riding since 2013.
- I update these stats once a year at the end of the season. Last update: 3rd of February, 2025
Mathieu van der Poel Road Cycling Statistics
The following statistics are based on Mathieu van der Poel’s professional road cycling career, which started in 2014.
Mathieu van der Poel Victories and Win Rates
During his career, Mathieu van der Poel has won 51 races from 292 race days.1 He has won 22 one-day races, of which 6 monuments, 5 GCs, and 23 stages. He has never won a time trial. His win rate is an incredible 17.3%!
His top 10 rate is even more impressive. He finished in the top 10 in 41.7% of races (or stages) he completed2.
In 2024, Mathieu van der Poel won 3 one-day races, including 2 monuments. His win rate was 11.4%. He won every 10th race3 he entered. He finished 22.7% on the podium and 31.8% in the top 10!
Mathieu van der Poel won 4 monuments – 3× Ronde van Vlaanderen (2020, 2022, 2024), Paris–Roubaix (2023, 2024), and Milan–San Remo (2023).
Mathieu van der Poel won the 2020, 2022, and 2024 Tour of Flanders with a BMI of about 22.2, which is ~0.4 lower than the Tour of Flanders winners’ BMI average. He also has 5 consecutive Tour of Flanders podium finishes (between 2020 and 2024).
Mathieu van der Poel also holds the record for finishing Paris-Roubaix with the highest average speed ever (2024). He averaged 47.80 km/h (29.7 mph)!
Mathieu van der Poel had only 9 DNFs and 4 DNSs in his WT career. He finished all the races he started in 2014, 2016, and 2023.
Mathieu van der Poel has never won a UCI ranking, and given his lack of involvement in Grand Tours GC racing, it’s unlikely he ever will.
Mathieu van der Poel averages about 4459 racing kilometers per year. However, his first years in road cycling dragged down this average. Since 2019, he has averaged about 6690 racing kilometers per year.
The longest race4 that Mathieu van der Poel rode was Milan–San Remo (2020). It was 305 km long.
The shortest race4 that Mathieu van der Poel rode was the 21st stage of the 2023 Tour de France from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris. It was only 115.1 km long.
The highest average speed of Mathieu van der Poel in the race or stage6 he won was 48.217 km/h (!). It was the 7th Arctic Race of Norway 2019.
Mathieu loves racing in Belgium. He participated in 32 different races here. His next-most visited countries for racing are France (16) and Italy (12).
The longest ride Mathieu van der Poel did, according to Strava, was 306.8 km long (Milan–San Remo [2021]).
Mathieu van der Poel has won one Tour de France and one Giro d’Italia stage.
Mathieu van der Poel’s Most Impressive Watt Performances
The following watt performances are based on MVDP’s Strava. He is one of the few pros who kept his data visible to everyone. Unfortunately, he stopped publishing them in 2023.
- Mathieu van der Poel did 5.17 W/kg (389 W normalized power) for 4:45:53 when winning Strade Bianche in 2021. He peaked at 407 W for 20 minutes, 740 W for 1 minute, 1121 W for 15 seconds, and 1297 W for 5 seconds in the last hour of this almost 5-hour race!
- Mathieu van der Poel did 4.72 W/kg (354 W normalized power) for 6:34:43 when winning Ronde van Vlaanderen in 2022. He peaked at 382 W for one hour, 502 W for 5 minutes, 727 W for 1 minute, 1137 W for 15 seconds, and 1383 W for 5 seconds.
- Mathieu van der Poel did 4.97 W/kg (373 W normalized power) for 4:13:34 when winning Dwars Door Vlaanderen in 2022. He peaked at 369 W for one hour, 475 W for 5 minutes, 721 W for 1 minute, 1014 W for 15 seconds, and 1293 W for 5 seconds.
Mathieu van der Poel Cyclocross Statistics
The following statistics are based on Mathieu van der Poel’s results since the 2014/15 CX season (U23 results are excluded).
During his professional CX career, Mathieu van der Poel has won 169 races from 228 race days. That’s a win rate of an incredible 74.1%! His podium rate is 88.6%, and his top 10 rate is 94.7%!
His 2018/19 season was the most successful. He won 32 of 33 races he entered (97% win rate). However, his 2024/25 season was not too far behind. He won all 8 races, including the World Championship.
When Mathieu starts a CX race, he is hardly ever outside the top 10. Furthermore, he didn’t finish only 3 CX races in his career. He has a race completion rate of 98.64%.
Mathieu van der Poel is 7 times CX World Champion. This makes him even with Erik De Vlaeminck. They both hold the record for the most WC victories. MVDP is also 6 times CX National Champion. He won the World Cup 2 times, European Championships 3 times, and Superprestige 4 times.
Mathieu van der Poel shares the record for the most wins in a single CX season (32) with Erik De Vlaeminck and Roland Liboton.
Mathieu van der Poel Mountain Biking Statistics
The following statistics are based on Mathieu van der Poel’s professional mountain biking career since 2016.
Mathieu van der Poel has won 19 XCO races from 48 races. That’s a win rate of 39.6%. His podium rate is 62.5%.
MVDP has never won the UCI XCO World Championships or the World Cup. He finished 3rd in the Worlds once and 2nd in the World Cup twice. However, he once won the European XC Championships and the National XC Championships.
Mathieu van der Poel’s versatility is underlined by the following fact. He is the first rider ever to win medals in the Cyclocross World Championships, Mountain Bike World Championships, Gravel World Championships, and Road World Championships.
MVDP is a beast!