Mathieu van der Poel charged with assault after incident at hotel hours before World Championship road race Dutch rider who was among favourites to win today abandoned after 35km following overnight visit to police station cycling
Belgian broadcaster Sporza reports that van der Poel confirmed before the start of today’s race that he was the rider involved in the incident.
“I wasn’t back in my room until 4 o’clock. That’s certainly not ideal. It’s a disaster, but I can’t change anything anymore. I’m trying to make the best of it." Speaking about the incident itself, he said: “I went to bed early and many kids in the hallway of my room found it necessary to knock on the door continuously.
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