Man questioned over alleged attack on Paris - Roubaix race winner

Cycling World Condemns Dangerous Bottle Incident at Paris-Roubaix

Cycling World Condemns Dangerous Bottle Incident at Paris-Roubaix The cycling community is reeling after an incident involving a spectator who hurled a plastic bottle at champion Mathieu van der Poel during the iconic Paris-Roubaix race. The Lille prosecutor has confirmed an investigation is underway to bring the perpetrator to justice. Van der Poel, visibly shaken, emphasized the danger and demanded legal action.The world champion's team, Alpec…

During the Tour de Flanders he was spat at, now on the way to the third victory at Paris-Roubaix with beer "chewed and – much worse – hit by a bottle in his face: Mathieu van der Poel is the youngest victim of crazy spectators at cycling races. Is this also conceivable in the "Tour of Austria"? And how does its director Thomas Pupp react?

Spectator who threw bottle at Mathieu van der Poel hands himself in to police

The three-time winner has been repeatedly targeted by spectators at races and called for the police and UCI to take action after this latest incident

During Paris-Roubaix, winner Mathieu van der Poel had a water bottle thrown in his face. It is not the first time that cyclists have had to deal with aggression from the public.

Man questioned over alleged attack on Paris - Roubaix race winner

A man in Belgium was facing charges on Monday after allegedly throwing a bottle of water at cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during the closing stages of Sunday's Paris - Roubaix race, which he won for the third time in a row.

As he flew alone to victory on Sunday, the Dutch rider had received in the face a canister thrown by a spectator. In the evening, a 30-year-old man went to a police station in Belgium, ensuring that he was the author of the facts.