I spit him to Matieu van der poel launched solitary escape to the victory at the E3 Saxo Classic all saw him. In the integral direct era, cameras everywhere, of smartphones and social networks no longer escapes anything. Difficult, if not impossible, to go unnoticed and get away with it. And so that corpulent gentleman who instead of applauding or whistling (you can) decides to spit towards Van der Poel ended first in the images of the Belgian television and then, obviously on all the social networks who have spread the “noble” gesture until it becomes viral. It was a moment that the images ended up on the desks of the agents of the Gendarmerie who, of course, have opened an investigation for now against unknown persons but there is to bet that they will not take much to identify the viewer resumed roadside on the ascent of the Karnemelkbeekstat. “We want to send a clear signal that this type of acts will not be absolutely tolerated on our roads,” said the Deputy Chief of the Police of Ronse, where the accident occurred. “We invite supporters to demonstrate their love for cycling in a respectful and sporting way during the next races”. It is not at the first time that the Dutch champion is targeted. During last year’s Tour of Flanders they had launched beer on him and during Roubaix, always last year, a woman had launched a cap in the rays. Two years, however, ago during the eleventh trial of the World Cup, in Hulst in Holland, some fans (if they can ever be called that) so after insulting him around the round, at the last they had launched him on the urine and Van der Poel had replied with a spit, a gesture that had also cost him a disqualification. Bad stories, spots on a cycling that in general, respects the effort of its champions without distinctions of shirts or nationality. Bad stories that the Belgian police are very good for pursuing.