Once a sprint leader himself at Sunweb, the giant from Zaandam has reinvented himself as one of the peloton's premier last men, arriving from XDS Astana to be Kooij's launcher. At 1.94 m he is a human windbreak in the final kilometre, delivering his younger compatriot to 200 metres to go. His third place on a 2026 Paris-Nice stage shows the old finishing speed hasn't gone anywhere.
Palmarès
- Nokere Koerse winner (2019)
- Paris-Nice stage 2 winner (2021)
- Tour of California stage winner (2019)
- Dutch national Madison track champion (2021)
- 3rd on a stage of Paris-Nice (2026)
Cut-out factHe is a champion on the boards too — Bol won the Dutch national Madison title on the track in 2021, partnered with Yoeri Havik.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Olav Kooij, Tiesj Benoot, Daan Hoole, Paul Seixas, Matthew Riccitello, Nicolas Prodhomme, Aurélien Paret-Peintre — see the full Decathlon CMA CGM team page.
Portrait: AI paper-collage render (gpt-image-2).
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