Marijn van den Berg
Hometown
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Date of birth
19 July 1999
Languages
Dutch, English
Marijn van den Berg started cycling when he was seven. His dad would take him and his older brother out on the roads near their home, which was just outside the Dutch city of Utrecht. For a while, Marijn wasn’t sure if he had much talent for racing, but he enjoyed getting the most out of himself on the bike. He rose through the ranks, riding for Dutch teams, before moving to France in 2021. That season, he had a breakout year, winning eight races with the juniors, including two stages of the Tour de l’Avenir. He is a strong sprinter who can get to the finish of hard-fought hilly races.
In 2022, his first season in the WorldTour, he earned a number of top-ten places. In 2023, he put to use all that he learned from his rookie season, taking wins at Trofeo Ses Salines–Alcudia and stage wins at the Tour of Poland and La Route d'Occitanie–La Dépêche du Midi. He earned the sprinter's jersey at Région Pays de la Loire Tour and La Route d'Occitanie–La Dépêche du Midi and finished his first grand tour at the Vuelta a España.
In 2024, he won his first WorldTour race, out of a bunch sprint on the fourth stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, and won his first stage race, the Région Pays de la Loire Tour, where he also took home the sprinters’ jersey and two stage wins. He raced his first Tour de France and was consistently up there in sprints, duking it out with the fastest riders in the race.
After a powerful early season campaign, crowned with a win at the Trofeo ses Salines and GC podium at the Tour de la Provence, Marijn battled through the first nine stages of the 2025 Tour de France before injuries sustained in an early-race crash forced him to stop. He returned later that summer and sprinted to a number of strong results.
He is determined to make 2026 his best year yet. Marijn’s dream is to win a Tour de France stage. The Dutchman now lives in Monaco and trains in the mountains along the Côte d’Azur.
Question & answer
What’s your hidden talent?
I’m a good barista.
If you could time travel, what date/year would you visit and why?
I would go back to a family holiday at Disneyland, which gives me a nostalgic feeling.
What’s your favorite thing to do on a rest day?
Play padel.
Who is the person you most admire?
My mum.
What is your favorite song in your native language?
“Kleine vogel” by Arie Passchier.