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'It's Simply Inappropriate and Improper' - Spectator Blows Vape Smoke in Mathieu Van Der Poel's Face During X2O Trofee Hofstade

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World Champion faces unruly fan at the end of a winning performance in Belgium

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During his victory on Monday at Hofstade, Mathieu van der Poel was again targeted by an unpleasant action by a spectator. The world champion would become almost accustomed to it, as the cyclo-cross races each winter are the audience's overflow theater towards the Dutchman.

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SCAN SPORT - Shortly before his arrival and victory at Hofstade, Mathieu Van der Poel was the victim of another attack. This time a spectator spit a cloud of smoke in his face.

·Paris, France
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There's nothing to stop it! Not even the nonsense of the spectators. It may even be a source of motivation. Mathieu van der Poel continued his impressive win harvest by winning on Monday the X20 cyclocross trophy from Hofstade (Belgium) ahead of Wout Van Aert.The Dutch world champion, who took the lead from the 2nd of the 9 laps, won his fourth win in four outings this winter, after Namur on 14 December then Antwerp and Coxide this weekend. View…

·Paris, France
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Hofstade's cyclo-cross was marked by another unfortunate gesture. On Monday, Mathieu Van der Poel was once again above the...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Mathieu van der Poel also won the Plage Cross in Hofstade, Belgium (X2O Badkamers Trophy). The world champion impressed in the sand, winning after another long solo and despite an annoying move by a vaping spectator who blew his smoke right in the Dutchman's face.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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During his victory at Hofstade, Mathieu Van der Poel was attacked by a spectator, who spit out the steam of his electronic cigarette in his face.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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sporza.be broke the news in on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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