Before becoming world champion on Sunday, Mathieu van der Poel took an unusual pee break with locals when the race was interrupted by environmental activists at the start of the day.
“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.
The men’s road race, queen event of the World Cycling Championships, was stopped for almost an hour by environmental activists on Sunday morning 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.
