Mathieu van der Poel has pleaded guilty to common assault of two
teenage girls following his arrest during the International Cycling
Union Road World Championships and been fined AUD1,500.
Mathieu van der Poel has been arrested just hours prior to the elite
men's race at the International Cycling Union Road World Championships
in Australia and is due to face court after being charged with
assault.
by morne steyn who earned the hosts a 33 31win. there have been 2 big internationals in the southern hemisphere. new zealand thrashed australia by a0 points to 14 in auckland in the rugby championship. the all blacks ran in five tries with willjordan getting the rout underway. the wallabies now haven t won at eden park for 36 years. in durban, south africa had to beat argentina by a0 points to snatch the title away from new zealand. it s been the biggest day so far of cycling s road world championships in australia which will end in the early hours of tomorrow. annemiek van vleuten claimed her second road race world title at the age of 39 despite injury. but for british fans all eyes were on a welsh teenager in the junior race, as nick parrott reports.