Friday, November 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
A particularly unfortunate incident during the Koppenbergcross. Eli Iserbyt had a cup of beer thrown over him by a spectator at full speed. The police responded very quickly to the bizarre incident and escorted the person in question to the exit of the site.
It was during the second round of the first round of the X2O Trophy that the unfortunate incident happened. Iserbyt was poured over a full cup of beer. The West Flemish native already feared these types of incidents, after he had to deal with online bullying after his suspension (after the incident with Ryan Kamp in Beringen).
“Such people should stay at home, this has no place in sport,” team manager Jurgen Mettepenningen responded. Sporza on the incident. “That Eli also had to deal with bullying on the internet? I think it’s a bit stupid, those people at home on their keyboard. It’s just crappy. Those people are marginal.”
Unfortunately, it is not the first time we have seen this in cross country. Last season, Mathieu van der Poel had beer poured over him several times during the Hulst World Cup. The world champion responded at the time by spitting at the spectators in question.
🚵🇧🇪 | A scandalous action by someone from the public in Oudenaarde. A man appears to throw a full glass of beer over the Belgian. This spectator should be easy to track down… #Koppenbergcross
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