Van der Poel had a standard assault conviction and high-quality overturned by a decide in 2022 after a confrontation with two girls aged 13 and 14. New South Wales police stated one had fallen to the bottom whereas the opposite had suffered a minor graze to her elbow.
Nonetheless a decide concluded he had acted in “response to annoying and invasive conduct” and a “important diploma of provocation.”
Van der Poel was behind the pack at the beginning of the second lap on Saturday however finally crossed with a snug lead. In an all-Dutch podium, Joris Nieuwenhuis and Lars van der Haar crossed in second and third respectively.
“It’s by no means straightforward to win,” Van der Poel stated. “It’s all the time one hour full gasoline in cyclocross, so it’s not straightforward.
“I used to be within the wheel [before attacking], however I saved making too many errors, as a result of I couldn’t see the great strains. Then I went to the entrance to do my very own tempo.”
Van der Poel, who races at Baal on New 12 months’s Day, has not but been sanctioned by the UCI. A cost underneath the regulation that prohibits “insults, threats, inappropriate behaviour”, carries a high-quality of about £185.