Michiel van der Heijden

This article is about the racing cyclist. For the footballer, see Michael van der Heijden.

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

Michiel van der Heijden

Van der Heijden (right)
Personal information
Born	(1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Mountain biking Cyclo-cross
Professional teams
2010	Merida–Combee
2011–2012	Rabobank–Giant
2013–2014	Giant Pro XC Team
2015–2017	Scott–Odlo
Medal record Men's mountain bike racing Representing Netherlands Men's mountain bike racing World Championships 2014 Hafjell Under-23 cross-country 2010 Mont Sainte-Anne Junior cross-country 2012 Saalfelden-Leogang Under-23 cross-country 2013 Pietermaritzburg Under-23 cross-country European Championships 2012 Moscow Under-23 Cross-country 2014 Sankt Wendel Under-23 Cross-country 2009 Zoetermeer Junior Cross-country 2009 Zoetermeer Mixed team relay 2012 Moscow Mixed team relay 2010 Haifa Junior Cross-country Men's cyclo-cross World Championships 2012 Koksijde Under-23 European Championships 2009 Hoogstraten Junior

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

• Michiel van der Heijden at Cycling Archives
• Michiel van der Heijden at ProCyclingStats