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Shocking details have emerged of how an elite Dutch cyclist chased two girls into their hotel room in Sydney's south, cornering a 14-year-old, grabbing her by both arms and shoving her against a wall.
Cyclist Mathieu van der Poel, 27, became enraged at a group of teenage girls' game of 'knock and run' - with the pair repeatedly rapping on his room door on the ninth floor of the Brighton-le-Sands Novotel on Saturday evening.
He waited for the girls to knock on the door of Room 930 again, between 10.40pm and 10.50pm, and then opened the door and chased them into the room opposite, according to court documents obtained by Daily Mail Australia.
A police statement of facts said the 14-year-old 'ran into a corner and sat down covering her face' while van der Poel 'grabbed her by both of her arms, squeezing them and pushing her against a wall while yelling at her'.
Cyclist Mathieu van der Poel (pictured with his girlfriend Roxanne Bertels) pleaded guilty to assaulting two teens
The girl 'suffered a minor carpet burn graze to her right elbow and redness to her left forearm'.
The 13-year-old 'was in the same room' while the cyclist was assaulting the other girl. She then 'attempted to leave the room'.
Van der Poel then walked over and pushed her against a wall 'using two open hands' which caused her to fall 'to the ground'.
The cyclist then went back to his room and police arrived about five minutes later. van der Poel admitted following the girls and yelling at them.
The cyclist's girlfriend Roxanne Bertels had already asked the girls to stop.
He was arrested and taken to Kogarah police station, where he refused to speak with legal services but agreed to a recorded interview.
The court heard two young teenage girls were playing 'knock and run' in the Brighton Le Sands Novotel (above) when the cyclist pushed the two girls, causing one to fall over
He admitted entering the room and grabbing one of the young females by the arm, and stated he was 'quite frustrated the girls had continued to make noise and knock
