VIDEO: Mathieu van der Poel cleans up after being sh*t on by bird
CyclingWednesday, 05 April 2023 at 16:17
Mathieu van der Poel has made a last-minute decision to start Scheldeprijs but not all as gone well for the Dutchman. He hasn't been attacked, but has had to clean up his helmet after a bird dropped a bomb on the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider.
The incident happened halfway through the Belgian classic. Seemingly it did not affect van der Poel but it made for some unusual and entertaining footage.
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