Michiel van der Heijden
Introduction '''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 20px Cross-country, National Junior Championships: 2nd 15px Cross-country, European Junior Championships: 3rd 15px Mixed team relay, European Championships;2010: 1st  Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships: 1st 20px Cross-country, National Junior Championships: UCI Junior XCO World Cup::1st Dalby Forest::1st Offenbourg::1st Houffalize: 3rd 15px Cross-country, European Junior Championships;2012: 1st  Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup::1st Mont-Sainte-Anne::1st Windham::2nd Nové Město: 2nd 15px Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships: 2nd 15px Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships: 3rd 15px Mixed team relay, European Championships;2013: 1st 20px Cross-country, National Championships: 3rd 15px 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 20px 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 15px Cross-country, European Under-23 Championships;2015: 1st 20px Cross-country, National Championships;2016: 3rd Cross-country, National Championships;2017: 1st 20px 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 15px European Junior Championships: 3rd Gavere, Junior Superprestige: 4th Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup::2nd Koksijde;2011–2012: 3rd 15px 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
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