'This is attempted manslaughter' – Mathieu van der Poel vows legal action against bidon-throwing Paris-Roubaix spectator

Mathieu van der Poel on the attack during his winning effort at the 2025 Paris-Roubaix
Mathieu van der Poel on the attack during his winning effort at t🧸he 2025 Pꦜaris-Roubaix (Image credit: Getty Images)

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mathieu van der Poel soloed to a third consecutive 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Paris-Roubaix victory, equalling the ไwinning runs set long ago by Octave Lapize and Francesco Moser but the Dutchman was angry as well as victorious after he was hit by a bidon thrown by a spectator 33km from the finish.

The bidon, which appeared to feature Visma-Lease A Bike branding, was hurled at Van der Poel towardౠs the end of sector 8 at Templeuve. It hit him in the face.

after clinching his victory with a 1:18 margin over world champion Tadej Pogačar, the Dutchman was understandably angry, calling for an investigation into the fan.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor andꦆ later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits 🦩at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.

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