After tragicomic situation that happened to Mathieu Van Der Poel on the eve of the World Cup (remember that a rainbow jersey can change the life of an athlete), Van Der Poel was accused of reacting badly to the jokes of 2 boys who did not let him sleep on the eve of the World Road race.
Van Der Poel was taken to the barracks and then released: the problem is that it was 4 in the morning and the next day Van Der Poel retired immediately after the start, due to lack of sleep. Sentenced to a € 1000 fine, the Dutch rider's lawyers will now appeal.

"True, yes. - VdP told the Belgian broadcaster Sporza - There was a little dispute. I went to bed early and some children found it essential to constantly knock on every door in the corridor where my room was. After a while it got bored and I asked to stop not really kindly. At that point the police were called and I was taken away, they are quite strict here. I didn't go back to my room until four in the morning. It is certainly not ideal. It's a disaster, but I can't change anything anymore".
One of the few good news is that he has already left Australia to return to the Netherlands without his passport confiscation. According to the Dutch media, the judge accepted the damage request of € 500 per boy for the pressures suffered (pushed a girl and a boy of 13-14 years). For Judge Van Der Poel he would have done justice by himself without calling the security of the hotel (found that the boys repeatedly knocked on his door preventing him from sleeping).
