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Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel

Field	Value
name	Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel
image	Grand_Prix_Adrie_van_der_Poel-logo.png
date	January/February
region	Hoogerheide, NED
discipline	Cyclo-cross
competition	UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
type	one-day
first
number	22 + 3 World Championships (as of 2025)
firstwinner	Richard Groenendaal
mostwins
mostrecent	Mathieu van der Poel
number_women	20 + 3 World Championships (as of 2025)
first_women
firstwinner_women	Daphny van den Brand
mostwins_women
mostrecent_women	Lucinda Brand

Mathieu van der Poel (7 wins + 1 World Championship)
Marianne Vos (5 wins + 2 World Championships)

The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is a cyclo-cross race held in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, which is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and normally the final World Cup race. The race is named after former cyclo-cross world champion Adrie van der Poel.

The first edition was held at the end of the cyclocross season of 1999-2000, when Adrie van der Poel retired from professional cyclocross racing. This was his last race, organised to honour him in his home village. The race was such a success, that it became a yearly venue. In 2003 the race became part of the UCI World Cup.

Van der Poel himself spotted the site in 1999 during a walk along the Scheldeweg. With a meadow, small woodland, lower fields and the steep incline of the Brabantse Wal (wall of Brabant), it was a great spot for a cyclo-cross with the capacity to host a large crowd. Adrie van der Poel designed the first parcours and still tweeks it to improve it every year.

Past winners

2000	NED Richard Groenendaal	not held

References

Ad Pertijs. (2014-01-30). "Spelen met de Brabantse Wal, WK Veldrijden Hoogerheide". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant.
Tom van der Salm. (2024-01-28). "Voorbeschouwing Wereldbeker Hoogerheide 2024 - Mathieu van der Poel op Adrie's grond, week voor WK!".

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