the dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel he saw it his belief was overturned by an appeals court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to assaulting two teenagers at an Australian hotel in September. This was reported by the Australian public channel ABC.
The 27-year-old runner, who won a stage of the Tour de France in 2021, was arrested on the eve of the World Road Race, which was organized in Wollongong, south of Sydney, and where he was among the favorites. After spending part of the night in police custody, he abandoned the test after about thirty kilometers.
According to the police, there was an argument with two girls, ages 13 and 14who made a noise outside his bedroom door and he pushed causing “one to fall to the floor and the other to hit the wall, giving him a small scratch on his elbow.”
van der poel he was charged with two counts of common assault and fined 1,500 Australian dollars (963 euros). But their sentences are vacated during the hearing of the appeal in the Sydney Downing Center District Court as reported by the ABC, citing his lawyer Michael Bowe.
“It’s a great result, really great,” Bowe said. “You can’t get a better result, so I’m very happy.” Bowe pointed out that Van der Poel should not have been convicted. “No one wants to carry a sentence for the rest of their life when they have such a good character”, said. “In my opinion, the sentences should not have taken place,” he said.
In lieu of convictions, Van der Poel is subject to a 12-month probation orderaccording to which the grandson of Raymond Poulidor should not commit any crime, detailed ABC.
Van der Poel signed off on a great 2022 season, with a victory in the Tour of Flanders, third place in Milan-San Remo, fourth place in the Amstel Gold Race and ninth place in Paris-Roubaix.
Source: La Verdad
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