"Wout Van Aert crosses the line bareback!" was the initial slogan of the
E3 Saxo Classic a few weeks ago, which immediately set the tone with a spelling error. "LGBTQ community very enthusiastic... About Van der Poel's rainbow jersey of course," the cartoon continued. On his way to winning the cyclocross in Benidorm, Spain, Van Aert lost his saddle after making a mistake. Van der Poel did not win for the first time this season after a heavy fall.
The cartoon obviously caused bad blood among the LGBTQ+ community and also among cycling analysts. "What a sad level," Thijs Zonneveld then posted a few hours later. After the many negative reactions, the organization took the cartoon offline again. In addition, an apology was sent through X.