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Mathieu van der Poel Targeted by​ Spectator with Vape Smoke

Mathieu van ‌der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was met with an unruly spectator who blew vape smoke in his face at the⁣ end of his winning performance at the X2O trofee‌ Hofstade in ‍Belgium on Monday.

⁤ ‌ The world Champion was racing his final lap of the elite men’s hour-long race, and on his way to solo ⁢victory, when the spectator leaned over ⁣the ⁤fencing as he passed to blow a cloud⁢ of smoke in his face. The action forced him to turn his head away from the smoke; his‍ racing glasses likely prevented smoke ⁢from getting in his eyes.

‍ “Yes,I ⁢felt⁤ it. That⁢ was right after the finish, wasn’t it? I don’t​ know if it was intentional, because I ⁤didn’t see,” Van der Poel told