Grand Prix Adri van der Poel
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The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is a cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...

 race held in Hoogerheide
Hoogerheide
Hoogerheide is a village in the municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands. The name "Hoogerheide" means "High Heath" in English. The Grand Prix Adri van der Poel cyclo-cross race is held annually in Hoogerheide.-External links:*...

, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, which is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. The race is named after former cyclo-cross world champion Adrie van der Poel, who won the event himself once.

Past winners

Year Men's winner Women's winner
2011   Niels Albert
Niels Albert
Niels Albert is a professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo.- Career :...

 
  Katie Compton
Katie Compton
Katie Compton is an American bicycle racer. She specializes in cyclo-cross racing and piloting a tandem with a blind partner in Paralympic events....

2010   Niels Albert
Niels Albert
Niels Albert is a professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo.- Career :...

 
  Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships...

2009 Race not held
2008    Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...

 
  Hanka Kupfernagel
Hanka Kupfernagel
Hanka Kupfernagel is a German professional cycle racer. Currently her primary focus is cyclocross racing, however, she has won major road, track and mountain bike races...

2007    Sven Nys
Sven Nys
Sven Nys is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8...

 
  Hanka Kupfernagel
Hanka Kupfernagel
Hanka Kupfernagel is a German professional cycle racer. Currently her primary focus is cyclocross racing, however, she has won major road, track and mountain bike races...

2006   Erwin Vervecken
Erwin Vervecken
Erwin Vervecken is a Belgian professional cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. He grew up in Lille but now resides in his home town, Herentals, with his wife Liesbeth.-Career highlights:...

 
  Daphny van den Brand
Daphny van den Brand
Daphny van den Brand, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer.Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight. She won races thanks to her sprint....

2005   Sven Nys
Sven Nys
Sven Nys is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8...

 
  Mirjam Melchers
Mirjam Melchers
Maria Wilhelmina Johanna 'Mirjam' Melchers-Van Poppel is a female racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She is one of the leading cyclists in the world, having held the UCI number one ranking as well as winning highly-rated races...

2004   Mario De Clercq
Mario De Clercq
Mario De Clercq is a former racing cyclist. He specialized in cyclo-cross racing but also rode on the road and circuit races during his career, he raced as a professional between 1991 and 2004...

 
  Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn
Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn
Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn, is a Dutch cyclo-cross racer. She has won seven races during her career, one of those being the Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championship in 1995...

2003   Sven Nys
Sven Nys
Sven Nys is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8...

 
  Daphny van den Brand
Daphny van den Brand
Daphny van den Brand, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer.Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight. She won races thanks to her sprint....

2002   Erwin Vervecken
Erwin Vervecken
Erwin Vervecken is a Belgian professional cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. He grew up in Lille but now resides in his home town, Herentals, with his wife Liesbeth.-Career highlights:...

 
  Daphny van den Brand
Daphny van den Brand
Daphny van den Brand, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer.Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight. She won races thanks to her sprint....

2001   Richard Groenendaal
Richard Groenendaal
Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal is a Dutch professional cyclo-cross cyclist who rides for the AA Drink team...

 
not held
2000   Richard Groenendaal
Richard Groenendaal
Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal is a Dutch professional cyclo-cross cyclist who rides for the AA Drink team...

 
not held
1999   Adri van der Poel
Adri van der Poel
Adrie van der Poel is a retired Dutch cyclist. The Grand Prix Adri van der Poel is named after him. Van der Poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. His biggest wins included 6 classics, two stages of the Tour de France and the World Cyclo-Cross Championships in 1996...

 
not held
1998   Christophe Mengin
Christophe Mengin
Christophe Mengin is a French racing cyclist and a former cyclo-cross racer. He became professional in 1995, signing to the Chazal team. His height is 1.73 m, and weight is 68 kg...

 
not held
1996   Richard Groenendaal
Richard Groenendaal
Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal is a Dutch professional cyclo-cross cyclist who rides for the AA Drink team...

 
not held
1995   Mike Kluge
Mike Kluge
Mike Kluge is a German cyclist. Kluge is a multiple German champion and amateur world champion in cyclo-cross in 1985 and 1987 and professional world champion in 1992....

 
not held
1994   Emmanuel Magnien  not held
1993   David Pagnier  not held
1992   Cyrille Bonnand  not held
1991   Ludwig Wijnants
Ludwig Wijnants
Ludwig Wijnants was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1979...

 
not held
1990   Christophe Mengin
Christophe Mengin
Christophe Mengin is a French racing cyclist and a former cyclo-cross racer. He became professional in 1995, signing to the Chazal team. His height is 1.73 m, and weight is 68 kg...

 
not held
1989   Geert De Vlaeminck  not held
1988   Milos Fisera not held
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