VIDEO | Mathieu van der Poel spat on during solo E3 Saxo Classic attack
CyclingSaturday, 29 March 2025 at 09:50
Mathieu van der Poel has won the E3 Saxo Classic this Friday. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider soared to a solo win of epic proportions after battling Mads Pedersen and Filippo Ganna in the bergs, but nevertheless TV broadcast captured a controversial moment where he was spat on.
It is not the first time this happens to the Dutchman, who infamously has been victim of such absurd action mostly during cyclocross events, and today the same happened after his attack in the Belgian classic. This can be seen in the video below:
Infelizmente ainda temos estes comportamentos no desporto. 🇳🇱 Mathieu van der Poel isolado na E3 Saxo Classic é cuspido por um espectador.#E3SaxoClassic pic.twitter.com/zEsduBmLTj
— falso plano (@falsoplanoblog) March 28, 2025
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