Cycling - Paris-Roubaix - Roubaix, France - April 7, 2024 Alpecin–Deceuninck's Mathieu van der Poel in action during the race Pool via REUTERS/Papon Bernard/ File Photo
PARIS -French justice officials have launched an investigation after cycling champion Mathieu van der Poel had a plastic bottle hurled at his face during his triumphant ride to a third consecutive Paris-Roubaix victory on Sunday.
"An investigation was opened into the charge of violence with a weapon in order to identify and arrest the perpetrator," Lille prosecutor Carole Etienne said on X.
