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Judge Ian Bourke SC said while Martin van der Poel's actions would have been 'disturbing' for the girls, it came as a 'response to annoying and invasive conduct' that amounted to a 'provocation'.
Mathieu van der Poel fled to the Netherlands after he was found guilty of two charges of common assault after unleashing on the girls at about 10.40pm on Saturday at the Novotel in Brighton Le Sands.
Angry Mathieu van der Poel fans are leaving scathing reviews on a Sydney Novotel after the Dutch cyclist assaulted two young girls over a knock and run prank they were playing.
Mathieu van der Poel avoided jail after attacking the girl who was playing 'knock and run' with her two friends at a Sydney hotel room on Saturday night.
The Dutch cyclist was in Room 930 of the Novotel at Brighton Le Sands with his girlfriend last Saturday when he lay in wait and pounced on the two young teenagers, a court has heard.