Mathieu van der Poel won the road race at the World Road Cycling Championships this Sunday in Scotland. And before dropping all his competitors on the streets of Glasgow, the Dutchman stopped at a house by the roadside to relieve himself.
Mathieu van der Poel offered himself one of the greatest successes of his career by winning the road race in the World Road Cycling Championships, this Sunday in Scotland. Despite crashing in a corner 16km from the finish, the 28-year-old Dutchman outclassed his main rivals after a grueling course, which ended in ten narrow and steep laps in the streets of Glasgow. But before this dantesque finish, disrupted by capricious weather, the race was interrupted for nearly an hour due to a demonstration by environmental activists.
A long break during which Van der Poel took advantage of the hospitality of Scottish residents to relieve himself. “I entered a house. The interruption lasted long enough and I had to go to the toilet, told the hero of the day at a press conference. I think I was not the only one. So thank you to the people who welcomed us.”
Five protesters arrested by police
Already winner of certain legendary events, such as Paris-Roubaix, Milan-San Remo or the Tour of Flanders, the five-time cyclo-cross world champion left no chance to Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar, who completed the podium. in the Scottish capital.
After the interruption of the start of the race, after 79km of racing, the Scottish police announced that they had evacuated and arrested five people. The environmental group “This is Rigged”, which calls for a halt to hydrocarbon exploration in the UK, claimed responsibility for the action.