Mathieu van der Poel has been acquitted on appeal of the assault of two teenage girls just before the World Championships on the road in Australia. That reports his lawyer Michael Bowe on ABC News.
“It’s a great outcome. No one wants to carry a conviction with them for the rest of their life, especially if you’re a kind person by nature,” the lawyer said.
Loud girls
Van der Poel was arrested in his hotel on the evening before the road race in September. He was taken to the police station because he allegedly assaulted two rowdy girls in the hotel corridor.
The 27-year-old rider was sentenced by an Australian court to a fine of 1,500 Australian dollars, which is about 1,000 euros.
Van der Poel still started in the road race, but he gave up after 30 kilometers.
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Watch the video of the incident here: