Mathieu van der Poel

2022 - 9 - 25

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Cycling Road World Championships favourite Mathieu van der Poel ... (The Guardian)

Dutch cyclist retires early from Wollongong race following alleged night-time altercation with teenagers at hotel.

But he retired from the race at about 11am. The Wollongong 2022 event organisers declined to comment. He was granted conditional bail and is due to appear on Tuesday at the Sutherland local court. It is what it is, I have to deal with it.” “It is on little sleep that I will race, hopefully on adrenaline. “That’s certainly not ideal,” he said.

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Dutch cycling star withdraws from Wollongong after race-eve arrest (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Mathieu van der Poel, one of the favourites to win the UCI World Championships road race, was charged after an incident at the team hotel.

It was about noisy neighbours and they are quite strict here,” Van der Poel told Sporza. “I wasn’t back in my room until 4 o’clock. After a few times I was done with it. Van der Poel allegedly pushed them and hotel staff called the police. He was taken to Kogarah police station and charged with two counts of common assault, and didn’t return to his room until 4am. There was a small dispute.

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Mathieu Van Der Poel Out Of World Championships After Overnight ... (Bicycling Australia)

Police have confirmed there was a noise complaint reported, and a scuffle, possibly involving 'a number of youths' outside MVDP's hotel room. There are reports ...

Let’s hope that’s not the case but – between the magpies and this – it’s not his best initiation to Australia.” “He looked ready to race – ready to win a World Championship. “He’s abandoned the first time over the finish line. I’m trying to make the best of it.” “I went to bed early and many children in the hallway of my room found it necessary to knock on the door continuously,” van der Poel added. Van der Poel said he returned to his hotel room at 4am.

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Mathieu van der Poel at police station night before World ... (Cycling Weekly)

27-year-old man arrested after altercation at hotel Dutch riders were staying in.

By Tom Davidson • Published He denied pushing the children. New South Wales police said that a 27-year-old man was arrested at the Grand Parade Brighton-Le-Sands in Sydney on Saturday evening. The men's race started at 10:15am local time. It was about noisy neighbours and they are quite strict here. “There was a small dispute.

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Mathieu van der Poel arrested on eve of world road race (The Washington Post)

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has been arrested and charged by police for an alleged assault at the team hotel on the eve of the men's race at the ...

Van der Poel started Sunday’s 266.9-kilometer race but could be seen hanging off the back of the peloton with a supporting team mate by his side attemtping to nurse him through. I did not kindly ask to stop. After a few times I was done with it.

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Mathieu van der Poel at police station on World Championships eve ... (Cyclingnews.com)

Police confirm they arrested a 27-year-old man at the hotel where Dutch were staying after verbal altercation with two teenage girls.

It started with the men's squad of Van der Poel, Bauke Mollema and Daan Hoole being quickly reduced to two as Mollema had a mechanical. It was also reported that Van der Poel told his team manager that he did not touch the teenagers. Then the police were called and I was taken," Van der Poel explained to Sporza. "I wasn't back in my room until 4 o'clock. It was about noisy neighbors and they are quite strict here. “There was a small dispute.

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Alpecin-Deceuninck team boss: Mathieu van der Poel left mentally ... (VeloNews)

Alpecin-Deceuninck team boss: Mathieu van der Poel left mentally broken after UCI Road World Championships arrest · 'There were children in the corridor playing ...

There were children in the corridor playing and he went out to ask them to stop, but obviously not in the right way.” Obviously there were children knocking at his door and after the third he was pissed off with them. Then the police were called, and I was taken. “I went to bed early and many children in the hallway of my room found it necessary to knock on the door continuously.” It was about noisy neighbors and they are quite strict here,” Van der Poel told Sporza at the start of the road race. The Dutch rider was detained and then released on bail following an incident outside his hotel room the night before the race.

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Cycling superstar arrested in Sydney after stoush with teens over ... (Fox Sports)

Cycling superstar arrested in Sydney after stoush with teens over hotel 'knock and run' prank.

Then the police were called and I was taken.” “I went to bed early and many children in the hallway of my room found it necessary to knock on the door continuously,” Van der Poel added. “After a few times I was done with it.

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Mathieu van der Poel arrested on eve of world road race (ESPN)

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel, who was one of the title favourites for the men's World Championship road race, was arrested and charged by police for ...

Van der Poel started Sunday's 266.9-kilometre race but could be seen hanging off the back of the peloton with a supporting teammate by his side attempting to nurse him through. There was a small dispute," Van der Poel told Belgian website Sporza. According to reports, Van der Poel became annoyed after children knocked on his hotel room door several times late on Saturday evening, eventually confronting them.

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