Michiel van der Heijden

Michiel van der Heijden
Van der Heijden (right)
Personal information
Born (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
Professional teams
2010Merida–Combee
2011–2012Rabobank–Giant
2013–2014Giant Pro XC Team
2015–2017Scott–Odlo
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
Representing  Netherlands
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 HafjellUnder-23 cross-country
Gold medal – first place2010 Mont Sainte-AnneJunior cross-country
Silver medal – second place2012 Saalfelden-LeogangUnder-23 cross-country
Bronze medal – third place2013 PietermaritzburgUnder-23 cross-country
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 MoscowUnder-23 Cross-country
Silver medal – second place2014 Sankt WendelUnder-23 Cross-country
Silver medal – second place2009 ZoetermeerJunior Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place2009 ZoetermeerMixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place2012 MoscowMixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place2010 HaifaJunior Cross-country
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 KoksijdeUnder-23
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 HoogstratenJunior

Michiel van der Heijden (born 3 January 1992) is a Dutch former professional mountain biker and cyclo-cross cyclist.

Van der Heijden won a silver medal for mountain biking in the 2009 European Championships in Zoetermeer, and a bronze medal in 2010 in Haifa. In 2011 he became Dutch National Champion for the 9th time.

In 2010 van der Heijden became World Champion XCO juniors in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, making him the second Dutch XCO World Champion after Bart Brentjens. He was on the start list for the 2018 Cross-country European Championship and he finished

Major results

Mountain bike

2009
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2nd Cross-country, European Junior Championships
3rd Mixed team relay, European Championships
2010
1st Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
UCI Junior XCO World Cup
1st Dalby Forest
1st Offenbourg
1st Houffalize
3rd Cross-country, European Junior Championships
2012
1st Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1st Windham
2nd Nové Město
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2nd Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships
3rd Mixed team relay, European Championships
2013
1st Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
3rd Albstadt
3rd Hafjell
3rd Nové Město
2014
1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
2nd Nové Město
2nd Albstadt
2nd Pietermaritzburg
3rd Méribel
3rd Cairns
2nd Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships
2015
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2016
3rd Cross-country, National Championships
2017
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2018
3rd Cross-country, National Championships

Cyclo-cross

2008–2009
3rd Zonnebeke Juniors
3rd Hoogstraten, Junior Superprestige
2009–2010
1st Kopenberg, Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
2nd National Junior Championships
3rd European Junior Championships
3rd Gavere, Junior Superprestige
4th Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
2nd Koksijde
2011–2012
3rd UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Hoogerheide, UCI Under-23 World Cup
2012–2013
1st Citadelcross Under-23
2nd Koksijde, UCI Under-23 World Cup
2013–2014
2nd Grand Prix Hotel Threeland

References


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