The online race Cycling Worlds began with a famous surprise: the abandonment of Mathieu Van der Poel. The Dutchman retired after only 30 kilometers.
MVDP had a very bad night before the start of the race in line. This morning, after doing “as if nothing had happened” at the microphone of RTBF, he confessed to the microphone of our colleagues from sporza being taken to the police station!
Last night at the Dutchman’s hotel, loud children apparently disturbed the runner by knocking on his door several times. Annoyed, Mathieu Van der Poel would have reacted and one of the children would have been injured in the arm.
The police were called and intervened. Van der Poel was taken to the station to be heard. “It’s true, yes. There was a little argument and they are quite strict here“, recognized the runner.
Mathieu Van der Poel was only able to reach his room at 4 a.m.
New South Wales police have confirmed that a 27-year-old man was arrested on Saturday evening and has been charged with two counts of assault. But she did not, as usual, confirm the identity of the respondent.
“At around 10.40pm on Saturday, a man was involved in a verbal altercation with two teenage girls aged 13 and 14 at a hotel in Brighton-Le-Sands. According to the alleged facts, he pushed the two teenage girls, one falling to the ground and the other being thrown against a wall, causing a small scratch on her elbow“, police said in a statement.
“Hotel management was notified and then called the police” et “a 27-year-old man was arrested shortly after“, according to the statement.”He was taken to Kogarah police station and charged with two counts of assault. He was released on bail and is due to appear in court in Sutherland on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.“