adri van der poel (born 17 june 1959 in bergen op zoom) is a retired dutch cyclist. van der poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. his biggest wins included six classics, two stages of the tour de france and the world cyclo-cross championships in 1996. he also obtained the second place and silver medal in the world road championships in 1983 behind greg lemond and five second places in the world cylo-cross championships. the grand prix adri van der poel is named after him.