Did fans throw urine on Mathieu van der Poel prior to his controversial spit?

Cyclocross
Sunday, 31 December 2023 at 10:03
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Mathieu van der Poel's victory at the UCI World Cup in Hulst was sadly overshadowed by a controversial incident on the final lap as the Dutchman spat at a group of spectators.

As more details emerge of the incident in the hours since, it's now been alleged that the supporters in question threw urine and beer over the world champion prior to his retorting with a spit. "No, those Belgian ‘fans’ were throwing urine and beer at him. I stood next to them," says an attendee on X (Twitter).

It must be said though, the user was unable to back up his claim with any video or picture of the alleged urine throwing when questioned for proof by Thijs Zonneveld.

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StardustDragon 08 June 2024 at 17:59+ 1653

If it was true, then how they can contain the urine without people smelling it? I mean, carring a glass of urine, is not only noticible by smell, but it's gross as well🤢

slappers66 08 June 2024 at 18:00+ 165

Sad when fans just can’t respect the riders, watching the footage that group of Belgians were on his case every lap, half of me is inclined to say they got what they deserve. I’d challenge anyone not to react if they were in a similar situation. However unless someone who was there want to tell us the truth, we’ll never know

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StardustDragon 08 June 2024 at 18:00+ 1653

Allaphillipe never does this when he was wearing rainbow jersey🙄🤷🏻🤦🏻

abstractengineer 08 June 2024 at 18:00+ 3098

First there is no evidence of said claim. Even MVDP does not mention it, he should have if it did happen. Presumably there may have been some vulgar comments about his mother or wife the entire race. When looked at from a legal judgement standpoint, the evidence matters and there is plenty of MVDP spitting and little to none of aggravation from the other side other than witnesses/hearsay. So MVDP will be in the dock

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StardustDragon 08 June 2024 at 18:00+ 1653

He should have dealth this in a more mature manner, not spitting at fans! 🤦🏻 Hope UCI get this case to bed ASAP!

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