Van der Poel pulled out of the World Cup after a night at the police station

the dutch Mathieu Van der Poelone of the favorites for the rainbow jersey, has dropped the World Cup online quiz disputed between Helensburgh and Wollongong (Australia), with a distance of 266.9 km, because last night an incident at his hotel with two teenagers who wouldn’t let him sleep, led to his arrest by the police.

Van der Poel (Kepellen, 27 years old), twice winner of the Tour of Flanders, the Amstel and Strade Bianche among other victories, is involved, according to the Sporza chain, in a conflict between two children They were knocking on the door of his hotel room, whom he allegedly assaultedwhich caused him to be arrested by the police.

“At approximately 10:40 PM on Saturday September 24, 2022, a man staying at The Grand Parade, Brighton-Le-Sands, was involved in a verbal dispute between two teenagers, ages 13 and 14”, according to a statement. of the New South Wales Police, as quoted by VeloNews.

The statement explains that Van der Poel pushed the two teenagers, one of whom fell to the ground and the other was pushed against a wall. cause of a small scratch on his elbow. The hotel management called the police and St George Police officers arrived to arrest the broker.

“He was taken to the Kogarah Police Station and charged with two counts of common assault. He was given a conditional bond to appear in Sutherland Local Court on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.”, said the statement.

Van der Poel was released by police and returned to his hotel room at around 4am. He was granted bail on the condition that he appear in court on Tuesday.

The incident prevented Van der Poel from resting and in the first km of the world championship event he decided to abandon the competition.