1 hour ago Fan hands himself in after bottle thrown at Van der Poel during Paris

Dutchman struck on his way to victory in famous raceAlpecin-Deceuninck and UCI join with condemnationFrench justice officials have launched an investigation after Mathieu van der Poel had a plastic bottle hurled at his face during his triumphant ride to a third consecutive Paris-Roubaix victory on Sunday.“An investigation was opened into the charge of violence with a weapon in order to identify and arrest the perpetrator,” said the Lille prosecutor Carole Etienne on X. The Dutch Alpecin-Deceuninck rider was struck while powering solo over a cobbled section with 33km remaining in the prestigious one-day classic, often called “The Hell of the North”. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Shocking moment cyclist gets full bottle of water thrown in his face ahead of finish

Mathieu van der Poel, 30, was seen in footage steadily cycling on a cobbled road during the Paris-Roubaix race on Sunday when the incident occurred.

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38 h. ago Van der Poel fends off Pogacar and bottle thrown at face to win Paris

Dutchman earns third straight win despite bottle attackDenmark’s Pedersen also suffers punctureMathieu van der Poel overcame a bottle thrown at his face, a puncture and a fierce challenge by the world champion, Tadej Pogacar, to claim his third straight victory in the Queen of the Classics.The debutant Pogacar, who was looking to become the first Tour de France winner to also prevail in the “Hell of the North” since Bernard Hinault in 1981, overcooked a turn and lost his balance on a cobbled section, leaving his rival clear one week after taming the Dutchman on the Tour of Flanders. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Mathieu van der Poel overcomes bottle in the face and Tadej Pogacar threat to win dramatic Paris

An idiotic fan threw a bottle in the face of Mathieu van der Poel but he still won Paris-Roubaix for the third straight year to deny world champion Tadej Pogacar

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8 d. ago Tour of Flanders: Pogacar stops Van der Poel’s bid while Kopecky earns third women’s title

Slovenian takes title in style after 19km solo attackLotte Kopecky makes history and adds to previous winsTadej Pogacar denied Mathieu van der Poel a record fourth Tour of Flanders title when the Slovenian won the second Monument of the season in Belgium for the second time in his career on Sunday.The 26-year-old Pogacar, who skipped the 2024 edition to focus on a Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double, had won the Tour of Flanders in 2023. Second in the 268.9-km race, which started in Markt in Bruges and concluded in Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde, was the Dane, Mads Pedersen with Belgium-born Van der Poel coming third to complete the podium. Home heros Wout Van Aert and Jasper Stuyven rounded up the top five. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tadej Pogacar gets revenge on Mathieu van der Poel with dominant Tour of Flanders victory

Beaten in thrilling fashion by the Dutchman at Milan San Remo a fortnight ago, there was no denying Pogacar in Belgium

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9 d. ago Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar resume hostilities in Spring Classics duel for supremacy

Two of the sport’s heavyweights are back in the ring, in part two of this gripping spring trilogy

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3 w. ago Mathieu van der Poel blasts past Tadej Pogacar to sensational Milan

Van der Poel secured his second victory at the first monument of the year in a thrilling edition of the Italian race

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