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Jean-Paul van Poppel (born 30 September 1962 in Tilburg Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch racing cyclist who was nicknamed Popeye.Van Poppel was one of the most successful Dutch road sprinters. He won stages in mass sprints in all three Grand Tours sometimes from positions that appeared lost. In the Tour de France he won 9 stages altogether. In 1988 he won 4 stages the highest won number by a Dutch cyclist in one tour.Van Poppel won the points classification in the 1987 Tour de France.
