{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreictgvccg7sb2bdz4ft5rkc7oh72r6vrkopva7ismuuitedoirjjwe",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:jcu7nrruxovhg3q5vlsnw3wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf2odytcxc2"
  },
  "description": "After other riders in the peloton pointed to Victor Campenaerts as the one peeing in his bottles at the Giro d'Italia, the Belgian veteran took to social media to offer what he captioned as a \"PEE-GATE STATEMENT.\" It proved to be a surprisingly calm and reasoned explanation for the unorthodox approach to urination.\n\n“We ride the bikes through the whole country, and I think by law in most countries it’s forbidden to urinate in public. Next to that, there are a lot of crowds at the side of the roa",
  "path": "/pee-gate-statement-campenaerts-explains-his-unusual-approach-to-urinating-while-racing/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T18:34:09.000Z",
  "site": "https://escapecollective.com",
  "tags": [
    "pointed to Victor Campenaerts",
    "peeing in his bottles"
  ],
  "textContent": "After other riders in the peloton pointed to Victor Campenaerts as the one peeing in his bottles at the Giro d'Italia, the Belgian veteran took to social media to offer what he captioned as a \"PEE-GATE STATEMENT.\" It proved to be a surprisingly calm and reasoned explanation for the unorthodox approach to urination.\n\n“We ride the bikes through the whole country, and I think by law in most countries it’s forbidden to urinate in public. Next to that, there are a lot of crowds at the side of the road,\" Campenaerts said.\n\n\"I will pee in the bottle to not pee in somebody’s front yard, or not pee on people that are next to the road, then just give the bottle to the cars behind. Only good intentions.\"",
  "title": "'Pee-gate statement': Campenaerts explains his unusual approach to urinating while racing",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T18:34:10.419Z"
}