Mathieu van der Poel was struck in the face by a water bottle thrown from the roadside during his third consecutive win at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, prompting the Dutch cyclist to call for action. The ...

Mathieu van der Poel was struck in the face by a water bottle thrown from the roadside during his third consecutive win at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, prompting the Dutch cyclist to call for action.

Van der Poel did not look back and ... The former world champion, who had a bottle thrown at his face by a spectator, is the first rider to win Paris-Roubaix three times in a row since the ...

It was like a stone hitting my face,” van der Poel said after Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, per Reuters. “This is just not acceptable. If they spit or throw beer, it’s also unacceptable ...

Only Tom Boonen and Roger de Vlaeminck (four) have won more Paris-Roubaix titles than Mathieu van der Poel [Getty Images] Mathieu van der Poel won his third consecutive Paris-Roubaix title by ...

The person who spat at Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during the E3 Saxo Classic last month has been identified and is to face a fine, local police in Ronse, where the incident occurred, announced ...

Dutch Alpecin-Deceuninck rider Van der Poel was struck in the face by the bottle while riding solo at high speed over a cobbled section with about 20 miles remaining. Despite the blow, he went on ...

Van der Poel's victory was not without issue though, as he survived having a water bottle thrown into his face while leading, soon after Pogačar's crash. "I hope they identify the person and ...

CYCLING star Mathieu van der Poel has claimed there "has to be a trial" after he was hit in the face by a water bottle in the Paris-Roubaix. The 30-year-old Alpecin–Deceuninck rider claimed the ...