Cycling is always a sport of gentlemen. A sport starring athlete heroes, which included their works and success only expanded their legend, which in the sport they conducted and contributed to the dissemination of bicycle sport, regardless of discipline.
One of the peculiarities of cycling on the road, in most cases, is that it is a free sport, whose fan can go without having to pay an entry, so, like a saying, to have a length to his heroes. But this proximity has always been weak, as some descent may have a behavior that does not match the majestic sport that is lost to see.
Fortunately, these inappropriate behavior rarely occurs, on minimal occasions, though it is not known why the Dutch Mathieu van der poel This is the purpose of the wrath of evil so -called fans.
The last example has lived in Paris-Rubaix, When a man throws a drum full of water on his face. Van der Poel arrived to qualify for the act of killing people and ‘homicide’, 29 years old came to police. To the same career, to ‘Hell of the north’Last year another man threw all the bad faith of a cover on bicycle radios, with the risk that it could hold the wheel and Mathieu was fired.
In 2023, in the test of Hulst Cyclocross World Cup (Netherlands) Some viewers throw urine and beer, in addition to offering some insults. Van der Poel He recognized the attacks and when the next lap he passed through the explosion and exploding them.
One year later the story repeated. Sa tOur flanders Some viewers have already insulted him and the beer throws him in Oude quaremont And to E3 this year Even an amateur came to spit on him.
The possible reasons for anger
The question is: Why? Am I angry at awake Van der Poel? A priori, he has always been a cyclist who is polite to his classmates and his rivals, who do not care to put in Gregario’s suit when they are asked his team, unlike other more proud professionals. In his statements he did not obey anyone.
It is true that most of their aggression usually come from Belgian or Flamenco fans, who may distract their quality, to a cyclist born in KapelllenIn the province of Antwerp, BelgiumBut it runs under the Netherlands flag. And there are those who point even to the luxury around him, ever since Mathieu It usually moves in ciclocross races with amazing -WISE Lamperguini, Because this car’s luxury brand is one of its private sponsors.
But, nothing is described, justifies any aggression.
Source: La Verdad
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