Spectator who threw bidon at Mathieu van der Poel during Paris-Roubaix hands himself in to Belgian police
Eventual race winner was struck in the face by a water bottle 33🧸km from t🍎he finish amid solo effort

The spectator who threw a bidon at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) during 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Paris-Roubaix on Sunday has handed himself in to the Flemish police, according to a report in .
The incident occurred whilst 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Van der Poel was soloin༒g towards victory, with a spectator on the side of the road appearing to throw a yellow bottle at the Dutch rider, striking him in the face 33km from𒆙 the finish.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Van der Poel was angered by thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe incident, comparing it to "attempted manslaughter" post-race, calling on the UCI to take action, and saying his team would pursue police action against the perp𒁏etrator, calling for a trial.
"We can't let this pass. It was ꦦa full bidon, and it hur♔t a lot. If I take that bidon on my nose, it's broken," he said. "Hopefully, the police can identify the man because there has to be a trial for this."
On Monday morning, Het Nieuwsblad reported the comments of another spectator who had witnessed the incident ꩵand included a call-out for readers to sub🌃mit information about the person's identity, however, later in the morning it was confirmed that someone had given themself up.
The person's identity is not public, but a spokesperson for the West Flanders prosecutor's office confirmed to Het Nieuwsblad that a man had handed himself in the MIRA ⛦Police Zone, which covers the areas of Waregem, Anzegem, Avelgem, Spiere-H🌼elkijn, and Zwevegem.
Though the incident took place in France, it seems likely that t🙈he spectator who handed himself in may be from the Flanders region of Belgium.
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It is not yet known if the man will be charged, or how any criminal proceedings would be💎 handl🔯ed, given the cross-border nature of the incident.
This is not the first time Van der Poel has been the victim of harassment from spectators, with beer being thrown at him during races on the road and in cyclocross, and most recently a spectator spat at him on🐎 his way to victory in the E3 Saxo Class🉐ic.
At last year's Paris-Roubaix, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Van der Poel also had a cap thrown at h🐻im on his way to solo victory.
In 2024, the Belgian arm of the riders' union the CPA filed civil l🔯egal proceedings against spectators who threw beer during the Tour of Flanders, but no outcome of that action has been made public yet.
Van der Poel himself was charged with common assault and fined in Australia🅘 after a confrontation with two teenage girls on the eve of the World Championships road race in 2022, but he later had the 🎐conviction and fine overturned.
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Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported from many of the biggest events on the calendar, including the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France Femmes, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's spor🐼t in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.
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