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Van der Poel Wins Paris-Roubaix Amid Bottle-Throwing Scandal

4/13/2025

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Mathieu van der Poel triumphed in his third straight Paris-Roubaix, overcoming a shocking moment when a spectator hurled a water bottle at him, which he labeled "attempted manslaughter." As he sped past Tadej Pogacar, who faced a crash, the French police launched an investigation into this alarming act, which Van der Poel deemed utterly unacceptable.

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Mathieu van der Poel triumphed in his third straight Paris-Roubaix, overcoming a shocking moment when a spectator hurled a water bottle at him, which he labeled "attempted manslaughter." As he sped past Tadej Pogacar, who faced a crash, the French police launched an investigation into this alarming act, which Van der Poel deemed utterly unacceptable.