Paris-Roubaix spectator who threw bottle at Mathieu van der Poel hands himself in to police

Van der Poel condemned the incident afterwards and called for the offender to be prosecuted - (AP)

A spectator who threw a bottle at Mathieu van der Poel during Paris-Roubaix on Sunday has handed himself into Belgian police, Nieuwsblad has reported.

Eventual winner Van der Poel was not put off the incident, which occurred on the eighth cobbled sector at Templeuve around 33km before the finish line in the Roubaix velodrome, despite appearing to be struck in the face with some force.