The Dutch van der Poel arrested after the quarrel, starts the race but retires- Corriere.it

The Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel was arrested (and later released) on the eve of the elite road race ai world championships underway in Australia, after a nightly altercation. The police reported it. Van der Poel was released on bail and is due to appear before a Sydney judge on Tuesday. New South Wales police confirmed that there was an altercation in a Sydney hotel and that a 27-year-old man was charged with assaulting two girls, but did not reveal their names. At around 10.40pm on Saturday, a man was in a hotel … when he was allegedly involved in a verbal altercation with two teenage girls, ages 13 and 14, police told AFP. It is also assumed that the man pushed both teenagers, one fell to the ground and the other was pushed against a wall causing a mild bruise on her elbow. Police were called by the hotel management and arrested a 27-year-old man shortly thereafter. was taken to Kogarah Police Station (in Sydney) and charged with two common assaults, police added in their statement.

The 27-year-old was van der Poel was among the favorites for the rainbow jersey and started the 266.9km slog around the coastal town of Wollongong, south of Sydney, but withdrew after only 30 kilometers. true, yes – said van der Poel to the Belgian broadcaster Sporza -. There has been a little controversy with noisy neighbors and they are quite strict here.