The night before the men's World Championship road race, van der Poel was arrested and charged with two counts of assault.
The Tour de France winner was one of the favorites to win the race.
After police were called to his hotel, he was charged with two counts of common assault.
Early on, Van der Poel dropped out.
The 267 km elite men's race is the final event of the Road World Championships and will take place on Sunday.
Van der Poel, a two-time Tour of Flanders winner and four-time cyclocross world champion, told Belgian sports website Sporza he confronted two children who were knocking on his hotel room door "continuously".
He said he didn't return to his hotel room until after midnight.
The two teenage girls were involved in a verbal altercation with him.
One of the two teenagers fell to the ground and the other was pushed into a wall, causing a small cut to her elbow.
The hotel management called the police.
He has been released on bail to appear in court on Tuesday.
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