Former world champion Philippe Gilbert and his then-teammate Loïc Vliegen have been convicted of various charges that occurred during a training ride incident in 2016 According to Nieuwsblad the duo was training on the Liège-Bastogne-Liège course between Spa and Theux and encountered a hazardous situation when a motorist dangerously overtook them during which Vliegen was forced to the left by a deliberate steering maneuver from the driver The driver was subsequently found guilty of intentionally obstructing traffic Watch that time Phillippe Gilbert absolutely crushed it on the final climb to win Amstel Gold the cyclists encountered the same car in the centre of Theux Witnesses reported a physical altercation initiated by the two cyclists Gilbert used pepper spray and suffered a fracture in his left hand the court determined that both the riders and the motorist were responsible for assault and injury The court also confirmed the possession of pepper spray by  Gilbert during these events Philippe Gilbert injured by drunk man while out training All three individuals involved received a standard guilty verdict who initially sought 450,000 euro in damages from the driver The riders are required to compensate the occupants of the car Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Louise Göbbels has adapted to many things as a Belgium exchange student attending Central Kitsap High School — even her lunch routine is different One of Washington’s largest skill-building centers saw a massive funding increase this legislative session Melissa Super-Greene has been selected as the next principal of South Kitsap High School has been convicted of assault and battery over a training ride incident seven years ago when his then team claimed he had been attacked The now retired pro fractured his finger during the roadside skirmish with a motorist The case has now been concluded in the courts in Belgium The two riders – both team mates at the BMC Racing at the time – were close-passed by a motorist in Theux while training on the course of Liège-Bastogne-Liège The riders then caught up with the driver in traffic Vliegen was thrown to his left when the driver close-passed the riders and the driver has been found guilty of deliberately obstructing traffic over that part of the incident, according to a report in Het Nieuwsblad All three – the driver and the two cyclists – were also found guilty of assault and battery for the scuffle that broke out when the cyclists caught up with the vehicle in traffic a short time later The Belgian media reports the verdicts were “ordinary guilty” Gilbert had signaled his intent to sue the driver for €450,000 in damages he was awarded €500 and Vliegen was awarded €1,000 Both of the cyclists were also ordered to pay the driver and a passenger in the vehicle a sum of €1 A statement issued by BMC Racing at the time stated: “Gilbert was training with Loïc Vliegen in Belgium when the two riders were targeted by two intoxicated men in a car “One of the men stepped out of the car and acted aggressively towards Vliegen and Gilbert fracturing Gilbert’s middle finger on his left hand in the process.” at the time the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper reported what it said was information from the police in Verviers stating neither of the men with whom the riders clashed were drunk There was no mention during the court process of the men being intoxicated The riders were out training on the Liège-Bastogne-Liège course and were near Theux when the incident took place Gilbert did not race again after the incident for six weeks We’re determined to make stickybottle.com much better for your enjoyment So become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ now from just €5 per month We’ve grown our audience significantly in recent years but the advertising market has become harder and harder each year In order to survive and grow – and create much better content – we need to develop an income from our readers By signing up to become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ you’ll be helping to secure independent coverage of Irish cycling for years to come Every cent collected from readers will be used to directly fund content Sign Up an Indonesian filmmaker better known for romantic and family drama "Sesat," out in cinemas on Thursday (23/08) Sesat is about a teenage girl called Amara (Laura Theux) who has to move back to her village to live with her novelist grandfather Most of the residents of the village are old people who perform ritual offerings and recite a mysterious mantra every day at sunset Hearing that a local spirit called Beremanyan can grant one's wishes Amara performs a ritual to summon Beremanyan and asks him to let her speak to the spirit of her dead father but at great cost as misfortunes continue to visit her family and friends Sammaria told reporters in a press conference last week she wanted to give the horror genre a try because as a film buff she loves all kinds of movies "Ci(n)ta" ("Love/Hope") was a romance about a couple from different religions and ethnic groups was a comedy-drama about a girl from a Batak family who wants to become a career woman but her mother keeps pestering her to get married If there's a shared element in my three movies like "Carrie" and "Veronica," where the main characters are teen girls," Sammaria said Sesat was shot in 18 days in Jakarta and Ciawi after one and a half months of pre-production Sammaria said the village and its rituals are pure fiction To avoid offending any community or belief Sammaria refused to set the story in a real place and invented a fictional one The director said making a horror film requires more technical know-hows such as learning how to use slings and creating visual effects which proved to be quite a challenge for her Sammaria found that good horror and comedy both need one thing: good timing – knowing the right time to deliver punch lines or jump scares like "Get Out" [Jordan Peele] and "A Quiet Place" [John Krasinski] Even Joko Anwar’s first movie was [the light satire] "Janji Joni" ["Joni's Promise"] Comedy and horror are closer than you think because it’s all about the timing," Sammaria said Another milestone for the director is working with Rapi Films the oldest surviving film production company in Indonesia Sammaria said she met the producers through Joko Anwar who worked with Rapi Films to remake 1980's classic horror "Pengabdi Setan" ("Satan’s Slaves") last year She said it was "an honor" to work with Rapi Films Sesat's executive producer Sunil Samtani said he was impressed by Sammaria’s talent and the quality of her previous films "I was confident she could make a great horror film," said Sunil who told the Jakarta Globe he’s in talks with distributors in Malaysia to bring the film there Samtani said he was satisfied with Sesat and doesn't rule out another collaboration with Sammaria the wife of the late legendary filmmaker Arifin C said she had been dreaming to collaborate with Sammaria ever since she saw Demi Ucok She said she is also genuinely impressed by all the horror films coming out now "Horror films used to be tacky and nonsensical but now directors scriptwriters and producers have realized that even horror films have to make sense," she said Sammaria said horror movies still have a room to grow What needs to be done is improve the content – make it entertaining but insert lessons for real life that is already full horrors," she said Sammaria said she won’t be directing anymore scary movies in the next couple of years Cyclocross ace Puck Pieterse took her first professional road stage in Wednesday’s wet mini-Classic stage starting in the Netherlands and ending in Belgium It was a Dutch woman outsprinting another Dutch woman Puck moved up to second on GC and took over the Queen of the Mountains category Vollering kept the yellow jersey the day before the race hits France Canada’s Magdeleine Vallieres was prominent on Wednesday and came in 12th the Tour de France Femmes had a mini-Classics day in which is started with Amstel Gold Race climbs after the gun in Valkenburg the Netherlands and ended with the famous climbs of Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Côte de la Redoute Côte des Forges and Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons — Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) August 14, 2024 Vallieres’ compatriot and teammate Clara Emond did not start Silvia Persico scored all the QOM points atop all the Cat 3 and 4 Amstel Gold Race climbs like Bemelerberg Sara Martin then took off solo as the race traveled into Belgium Martin didn’t get to crest Mont Theux before she was caught; Yara Kastelijn took the QOM points The sprinters had been jettisoned by Côte de la Redoute (1.6 km of 8.6 percent) Canadian Olivia Baril was at the front of the pack Pieterse made the first dig and was the first over the top Vallieres accelerated at the front of the peloton Côte des Forges (1.5 km at 6.9 percent) saw the peloton still quite large Justine Ghekiere was first over and kept going hitting the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (1.3 km of 10.1 percent) with an 18-second lead Vallieres again pushed at the pointy end of the greatly-reduced field Vollering and Katarzyna Niewiadoma attacked Pieterse clung on and took more maximum QOM points at the crest; she will wear the polka dots on Thursday an intermediate sprint and a little more climbing to go before the finish line in Liège Vollering nabbed the 6-second bonus at the intermediate sprint The Vollering-Niewiadoma-Pieterse trio pounded towards the finish line with the 13-strong Vallieres chase 30 seconds back The Pole attacked first inside the red kite Vollering coming alongside to make it a photo finish Dutch riders have won all four of the first stages Charles-Antoine de Theux (Villeroy & Boch) – keeping production going<br/>guarantees salaries (Photo: David Laurent/Wide)  What has in fact happened is that 206 of those 230 employees are directly linked to production and have been guaranteed employment into 2010 But controversy – what de Theux calls a “misunderstanding” – surrounds the fate of the remaining 24 jobs which will be lost before the end of 2009 He explains that the company had merely promised that there would be no “industrial redundancies” before 2010 only those directly linked to production would keep their jobs until next year Keeping surplus administrative jobs on the payroll until the end of the year This has proven to be sticking point with the unions although negotiations have made progress for the remaining 206 employees “We have agreed specific points on how to motivate people until the end which is important to keep the tool – the manufacturing plant – operational Keeping production going guarantees those involved a salary for another year,” he says De Theux points out that several competitors have simply declared insolvency and been placed in the hands of administrators “Their people have been sent home without a dime.” Under the circumstances Villeroy & Boch have been fortunate that they can work out a social plan with the unions “We are negotiating on a global level about envelopes and so on but each individual case deserves our interest and respect”.