WOUT POELS


Birth date: 01-10-1987
Team History
2020: BAHRAIN - MCLAREN
2019: TEAM INEOS
2018: TEAM SKY
2017: TEAM SKY
2016: TEAM SKY
2015: TEAM SKY
News

Tour de France stage 16 reactions: Wout Poels, Mark Cavendish, Tadej Pogacar, Michael Matthews
The 16th stage of the Tour de France has taken the peloton through the Pyrenees once again and Patrick Konrad took there his maiden victory in the race. Read more...
The 16th stage of the Tour de France has taken the peloton through the Pyrenees once again and Patrick Konrad took there his maiden victory in the race. Read more...

Tour de France stage 15 reactions: Wout Poels, Wilco Kelderman, Ben O'Connor, Wout van Aert
The second week of competition in the Tour de France has finished with a victory of Sepp Kuss in Andorra and Tadej Pogacar as the leader of the General Classification. Read more...
The second week of competition in the Tour de France has finished with a victory of Sepp Kuss in Andorra and Tadej Pogacar as the leader of the General Classification. Read more...

Tour de France stage 8 reactions: Wout Poels, Mark Cavendish, Wilco Kelderman, Geraint Thomas
The eighth stage of the Tour de France was the first encounter with the mountains, and also the first of two days in the Alps in this edition of the race. Read more...
The eighth stage of the Tour de France was the first encounter with the mountains, and also the first of two days in the Alps in this edition of the race. Read more...

Wout Poels to debut with Bahrain Merida at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Team Bahrain McLaren is set to start in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana with a strong roster that can fight for victories and a good position in the General Classification. Read more...
Team Bahrain McLaren is set to start in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana with a strong roster that can fight for victories and a good position in the General Classification. Read more...

Wout Poels confirms signing with Bahrain-Merida
Wout Poels has confirmed his move to Bahrain-Merida from Team Ineos with a two-year contract. Read more...
Wout Poels has confirmed his move to Bahrain-Merida from Team Ineos with a two-year contract. Read more...

Tao Geoghegan Hart and Wout Poels to co-lead Ineos in Vuelta a España
Tao Geoghegan Hart and Wout Poels will be the joint leaders of Team Ineos at the upcoming Vuelta a España. Read more...
Tao Geoghegan Hart and Wout Poels will be the joint leaders of Team Ineos at the upcoming Vuelta a España. Read more...

Criterium du Dauphine - Wout Poels: This win is a gift for Chris
Wout Poels has taken the victory of the seventh stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...
Wout Poels has taken the victory of the seventh stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...

Wout Poels conquers Queen Stage in Criterium du Dauphine, Fuglsang claims Yellow Jersey
Team Ineos' Wout Poels has taken the win in the Queen Stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...
Team Ineos' Wout Poels has taken the win in the Queen Stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...

Wout Poels describes Chris Froome's Dauphine crash: I was in shock
Wout Poels was doing recon of the time trial course of the Criterium du Dauphine with Chris Froome at the moment that the Briton crashed. Read more...
Wout Poels was doing recon of the time trial course of the Criterium du Dauphine with Chris Froome at the moment that the Briton crashed. Read more...

Geraint Thomas and Wout Poels share Team Sky's captaincy in Tirreno-Adriatico
Geraint Thomas and Wout Poels will share the leadership of Team Sky in Tirreno-Adriatico. Read more...
Geraint Thomas and Wout Poels will share the leadership of Team Sky in Tirreno-Adriatico. Read more...

Wout Poels: The power meter is overrated
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has stated that he intends to promote a ban on power meters to make racing more exciting. Read more...
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has stated that he intends to promote a ban on power meters to make racing more exciting. Read more...

Wout Poels takes stage victory at Tour of Britain, Julian Alaphilippe leads GC
Wout Poels (Team Sky) has taken the victory of the sixth stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain. Read more...
Wout Poels (Team Sky) has taken the victory of the sixth stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain. Read more...

Wout Poels: Tom Dumoulin is Froome's main rival in this Giro
Wout Poels, one of the key helpers for Chris Froome in the upcoming Giro d'Italia, sees compatriot Tom Dumoulin as his leader's key rival. Read more...
Wout Poels, one of the key helpers for Chris Froome in the upcoming Giro d'Italia, sees compatriot Tom Dumoulin as his leader's key rival. Read more...

Broken collarbone for Wout Poels after Paris-Nice crash
Team Sky's Wout Poels has suffered a fracture of the collarbone as a result of a crash he suffered during the sixth stage of Paris-Nice. Read more...
Team Sky's Wout Poels has suffered a fracture of the collarbone as a result of a crash he suffered during the sixth stage of Paris-Nice. Read more...

Wout Poels tops ITT of Paris-Nice, Luis Leon Sanchez keeps GC lead
Team Sky's Wout Poels was the fastest man at the Individual Time Trial of Paris-Nice. This time puts him in the second place of the overall standings. Read more...
Team Sky's Wout Poels was the fastest man at the Individual Time Trial of Paris-Nice. This time puts him in the second place of the overall standings. Read more...

Wout Poels wins and leads in Vuelta a Andalucia
Team Sky's Wout Poels has won the Queen stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia/Ruta del Sol. The Dutchman reached the uphill finish just ahead of Luis Leon Sanchez and Tim Wellens. Read more...
Team Sky's Wout Poels has won the Queen stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia/Ruta del Sol. The Dutchman reached the uphill finish just ahead of Luis Leon Sanchez and Tim Wellens. Read more...

Wout Poels to lead Team Sky at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Team Sky will be led by Wout Poels at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. The Dutchman will attempt to repeat his victory in the race of 2016. Read more...
Team Sky will be led by Wout Poels at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. The Dutchman will attempt to repeat his victory in the race of 2016. Read more...

Tour de Pologne - Wout Poels first in last stage, Dylan Teuns wins overall
Wout Poels has won the last stage of the Tour de Pologne. The Dutchman was the strongest in the final meters, crossing the line ahead of Adam Yates and Rafal Majka. Read more...
Wout Poels has won the last stage of the Tour de Pologne. The Dutchman was the strongest in the final meters, crossing the line ahead of Adam Yates and Rafal Majka. Read more...

Wout Poels to lead Team Sky at Tour de Pologne
Dutchman Wout Poels will lead Team Sky at the upcoming Tour de Pologne. The British formation confirmed this on Wednesday. Read more...
Dutchman Wout Poels will lead Team Sky at the upcoming Tour de Pologne. The British formation confirmed this on Wednesday. Read more...

Wout Poels may represent Team Sky at Vuelta a España
Team Sky's reasons for omitting Wout Poels from its Tour de France squad may go beyond his condition. The British team have something in store for him in another Grand Tour. Read more...
Team Sky's reasons for omitting Wout Poels from its Tour de France squad may go beyond his condition. The British team have something in store for him in another Grand Tour. Read more...

Wout Poels determined to help Chris Froome in the Tour de France
Team Sky cyclist Wout Poels confirmed that he has experienced no further pain from his knee injury and feels fit enough to take part in the Tour de France. Read more...
Team Sky cyclist Wout Poels confirmed that he has experienced no further pain from his knee injury and feels fit enough to take part in the Tour de France. Read more...

Wout Poels feels confident ahead of Tour de France
Team Sky rider Wout Poels is determined to use his participation in the Route du Sud to earn a spot in the Tour de France squad of the British formation. Read more...
Team Sky rider Wout Poels is determined to use his participation in the Route du Sud to earn a spot in the Tour de France squad of the British formation. Read more...

Wout Poels, Sergio Henao and Geraint Thomas return in Route du Sud
Team Sky has unveiled its squad for the upcoming Route du Sud. The team will include several riders that are coming back from injuries and inactivity Read more...
Team Sky has unveiled its squad for the upcoming Route du Sud. The team will include several riders that are coming back from injuries and inactivity Read more...

Wout Poels won't defend Liege-Bastogne-Liege title
Wout Poels won't be starting in the Ardennes Classics. The Team Sky rider hasn't been able to recover on time from a knee injury that was diagnosed earlier in the season. Read more...
Wout Poels won't be starting in the Ardennes Classics. The Team Sky rider hasn't been able to recover on time from a knee injury that was diagnosed earlier in the season. Read more...

Poels out of Paris-Nice, Henao to lead Team Sky
Wout Poels will not take part in the upcoming Paris-Nice as result of a minor knee injury. Sergio Henao will replace his Sky teammate. Read more...
Wout Poels will not take part in the upcoming Paris-Nice as result of a minor knee injury. Sergio Henao will replace his Sky teammate. Read more...

Wout Poels: Chris Froome wants me to be successful
Wout Poels believes that he and Chris Froome do not have to ride many races together in order to deliver the best possible teamwork at the Tour de France. Read more...
Wout Poels believes that he and Chris Froome do not have to ride many races together in order to deliver the best possible teamwork at the Tour de France. Read more...

Wout Poels: No grand tour leadership for me in 2017
Wout Poels will not be leading Team Sky in any of the grand tours in 2017. The rider confirmed this to Dutch media. Read more...
Wout Poels will not be leading Team Sky in any of the grand tours in 2017. The rider confirmed this to Dutch media. Read more...

Three more years for Wout Poels at Team Sky
Dutchman Wout Poels has signed a three-year contract extension with Team Sky. Read more...
Dutchman Wout Poels has signed a three-year contract extension with Team Sky. Read more...

Wout Poels victorious in Tour of Britain, Cummings takes lead
Dutch cyclist Wout Poels of Team Sky has won the sixth stage of the Tour of Britain. Stephen Cummings, who finished eighth, moves into first place in the overall standings. Read more...
Dutch cyclist Wout Poels of Team Sky has won the sixth stage of the Tour of Britain. Stephen Cummings, who finished eighth, moves into first place in the overall standings. Read more...

It's difficult to see Wout Poels like this: Johan Museeuw
Former Belgian cyclist Johan Museeuw believes that Sky domestique Wout Poels would have more to offer as a team leader. Read more...
Former Belgian cyclist Johan Museeuw believes that Sky domestique Wout Poels would have more to offer as a team leader. Read more...