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Mathieu Van der Poel’s unusual pee break
Before becoming world champion, the Dutchman stopped at a local for a pressing need, taking advantage of the interruption of the race by demonstrators.
PostedAugust 6, 2023, 8:53 PM
Before becoming world champion, Mathieu Van der Poel had a thought for these Scots who allowed him to satisfy an urgent need.
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Later, they will be able to tell this beautiful story to their grandchildren and their friends, to all those who love cycling and others who will find it hard to believe them. This Scottish family is not about to forget this surprise visit this Sunday morning. While the race for the Worlds passed in front of the doorstep of their house, the inhabitants of this house were still unaware that they were going to host a future world champion for a few minutes. While a few meters away, environmental activists were demonstrating and the event was neutralized, Mathieu Van der Poel took the opportunity to get out of the peloton in order to satisfy a pressing need among the locals.
‹‹I entered a house. The interruption lasted long enough and I had to go to the bathroom. I don’t think I was the only one either. So thank you to the people who welcomed us.››
Mathieu Van der Poel, road racing world champion
“I walked into a house. The interruption lasted long enough and I had to go to the bathroom. I don’t think I was the only one either. So thank you to the people who welcomed us, ”said the Dutchman at a press conference, grateful for the gesture of the Scots, who now know that they contributed to the success of the grandson of Raymond Poulidor. Are they going to hang a poster of the Dutchman on the bathroom door?
One hour wait
The men’s road race, queen event of the World Cycling Championships, had indeed been stopped for nearly an hour by environmental activists after 79 kilometers of racing, before being able to start again.
Scottish police have announced that they have 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.
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