US Edition‘Like a stone hitting my face’: Spectator who hurled bottle at cyclist hands himself into police
- During the Paris-Roubaix race, a spectator threw a bottle at cyclist Mathieu van der Poel.
- The incident occurred approximately 33 kilometers from the race's end, near the Belgian border.
- The hurled plastic bottle struck the face of world champion Mathieu van der Poel as he rode solo.
- Van der Poel stated it felt "like a stone hitting my face" and that the bottle weighed about one pound.
- Following the event, the spectator surrendered to police, and French authorities began a violence investigation.
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Remorseful fan who threw the water bottle: I have no explanation, it was a stupid impulse
The cycling world continues to be haunted by the incomprehensible stupidity of a fan who threw a full water bottle at eventual winner Mathieu van der Poel at Sunday's Paris-Roubaix, hitting him in the face. The perpetrator turned himself in to police the day after the race and has now shown his side of the medal to the Belgian media.
Violent bystander: Half a second later I realized how stupid and dangerous it was
The man who threw a plastic bottle at eventual winner Mathieu van der Poel during the prestigious Paris-Roubaix one-day race has apologized for his actions and said he feels ashamed of what happened.
Man who threw bottle at Van der Poel apologises
PARIS :A 28-year-old Belgian man has apologised after hurling a plastic bottle at former world champion Mathieu van der Poel during Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix race, an act that led to a criminal investigation by French authorities.In an email released by Flemish daily Het Nieuwsblad on Wednesday, the man from W
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