About Wout Poels

Wouter Lambertus Martinus Henricus Poels (born 1 October 1987) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.

Poels was born in Venray. He almost lost a kidney after a massive crash on the sixth stage of the 2012 Tour de France.
After competing with the Vacansoleil–DCM squad since 2009, Poels moved to the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step squad for the 2014 season.