That is, Iserbyt It’s definitely a very lively start to the season! Under the fire of criticism and the spotlight after his very bad gesture during his first race of the season in Beringen, the Belgian champion served his one-week suspension and finally thought he could concentrate on the purely sporting aspect. But this Friday, on the occasion of Koppenbergcross1st round of X2O Bathrooms Trophythis is not, however, the 2nd place of the team rider Pauwels Sauces Bingoal behind a Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions) untouchable who caused the most talk, the Belgian this time being the victim of an unfortunate incident…
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“It’s good that the police were able to take the man away immediately”
In the second round, whileIzerbyt and his teammate Michael Vanthourenhout were trying to put pressure on the front of the race, a “supporter” on the side of the track simply threw his glass of beer directly at the winner of the race. World Cup 2023/2024. An act which quickly resulted in its author being escorted out of the circuit by security. “I got it (the beer) in the face. It was unexpected, I couldn’t concentrate for a while“, indicated Izerbyt in his post-race interview. “It’s good that the police were able to take the man away immediately. It didn’t have a big impact on my running, but I still had to recover for a while“.
“I’m a little disappointed with this result“, added Izerbyt. “Lars was definitely the strongest, his attack was impressive. I just couldn’t get on the wheel and got a little stuck. I feel like my condition is good, but I keep running into someone who is just a little better. There’s always someone who’s a little fresher. Maybe I should focus on this in training“, he concluded.
