Van del Poel fined for pushing two girls in a hotel at the World Cup

The Dutch trial was brought forward: he reacted to the jokes of two teenagers who did not let him sleep, he was arrested and then released. Convicted because he should have called security, he will appeal

Early trial (from Tuesday to today), fine of just over 1,000 euros, the possibility of returning home. In summary, this is how it went to Mathieu Van der Poel, arrested and then released on the night between Saturday and Sunday before the World Cup (in which he still participated, but retired after only 30 km) because he had pushed two teenagers into the corridor of his hotel. outskirts of Sydney. The two girls, 13-14 years old, had repeatedly knocked on his door and he could not sleep.

The process

According to Dutch media reports, the judge fined him A $ 1,000 for pushing one girl and $ 500 for the other. This is a total of just over a thousand euros. The judge accused Van der Poel of having done justice himself. According to the judge, he shouldn’t have done that but called hotel security. The fact that, as a professional cyclist, Van der Poel had an important race ahead of him was not an extenuating circumstance for the court. But the risk that he was deprived of his passport for six weeks was averted. The intention of the Dutch lawyers is to appeal anyway, meanwhile it seems that on Monday around 10 (Dutch time) the 27-year-old from Alpecin will be able to leave to return home.

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