[Andy Schleck]

"I went to bed early and many children in the hallway of my room found it necessary to knock on the door continuously. After a few times I was done with it. I didn't ask so nicely to stop. Then the police were called and I was taken," Van der Poel explained to Sporza.

Van der Poel started the men’s road race but quit after an hour. He was reportedly held at the police station until 4:00am, sleeping little before the start of the race. He was expected in court on Tuesday but expedited his exit from Australia after pleading guilty and paying a $1,500 fine.

The Southerland local court magistrate ordered that he pay fines of $1,000 and $500 for the two common assaults on the two girls.

“Under pressure to perform, everyone makes mistakes," Van der Poel's lawyer Michael Bowe told NOS.