He was one of the most wanted men of the last hours following the 2025 edition of Paris-Roubaix. In the aftermath of the can sent to the face of Mathieu Van der Poel in sector 8 bis of Templeuve, during Paris-Roubaix, the author of this gesture is now known. The man presented himself in a Belgian police station in the Mira police area, located in Flanders-Western.
While witnesses had mentioned that the author belonged to a French -speaking group, it would indeed be a Flemish, who was questioned for the first time by the police. According to the newspaper “Het Nieuwsblad”, the man expressed his regrets.
The silly act had been denounced by Mathieu Van der Poel after the race. “Already, the can, it hurts, it’s very heavy. It is unacceptable, “he said, announcing that he wanted” a trial “. “This is an attempted manslaughter,” he said at the microphone of Sporza. We cannot let this pass. It takes judicial consequences. It was a full can and it hurt a lot. If I receive it on my nose, it breaks. »»
ASO, the race organizer, will not, however, file a complaint. According to our information, the race management considers that the runner was personally targeted and that it is up to him to file a complaint even if, obviously, she condemns the gesture. The Dutchman or his team could initiate prosecution themselves.
