CYCLIST

Jean-Paul van Poppel

1962 - Today

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Jean-Paul van Poppel (born 30 September 1962 in Tilburg, North Brabant) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who was nicknamed Popeye. Van Poppel was one of the most successful Dutch road sprinters. He won stages in mass sprints in all three Grand Tours, sometimes from positions that appeared lost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Paul van Poppel has received more than 50,890 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Paul van Poppel is the 356th most popular cyclist (down from 335th in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 906th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 356 out of 1,613. Before him are Andrea Tafi, Donald Burgess, Jan Pijnenburg, Floyd Landis, Oscar Camenzind, and Franco Chioccioli. After him are Brian Holm, Giovanni Bramucci, Raimondas Rumšas, Giovanni Pettenella, Nino Borsari, and Giuseppe Beghetto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 477. Before him are Falko Götz, Amado Boudou, Janine Turner, Roger Bart, Kristy McNichol, and Samuel Maoz. After him are Campino, Brian Holm, Hannes Holm, Andreas Felder, Polly Samson, and George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 993 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan Pijnenburg (1906), Hendrik Timmer (1904), Sophie in 't Veld (1963), Hans van Baalen (1960), Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918), and Rudolf Koelman (1959). After him are Frode Andresen (1973), Gaston Taument (1970), Jan Kounen (1964), Annie Borckink (1951), Marco Borsato (1966), and Karim El Ahmadi (1985).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Jean-Paul van Poppel ranks 23. Before him are Johan van der Velde (1956), Steven Rooks (1960), Peter Winnen (1957), Tom Dumoulin (1990), Gert-Jan Theunisse (1963), and Jan Pijnenburg (1906). After him are Erik Breukink (1964), Erik Dekker (1970), Marianne Vos (1987), Bauke Mollema (1986), Robert Gesink (1986), and Lieuwe Westra (1982).

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