It's obvious Van Aert is the hardest worker in a breakaway. And that's the reason why he hasn't won a few more big races this year. Due to a lack of freshness in the final. Vdp takes more initiative, but in a breakaway , he never goes all out. For the first time, in the Amstel Gold Race, one could see Van Aert build a little spare in the race, and in the last breakaway. And that was enough not to explode, as we have seen in a few races. And he had the legs to sprint. In contrast to the Flèche where he was beaten by the less fast Pidcock.