Teams & Riders Official Wout Van Aert thread

[red_flanders]

Hopefully not and I do hope you have fun, but if he ends up not being the most talkative guy... I want you to remember this one thing. It is the silent ones that kills.

Winner.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If they have fart kontrol on Strava, they'll soon be flagged.

 

[Netserk]

Do you mean fartkontrol?

 

[Red Rick]

Wout van Aert: 'Zal de Tour dit jaar op een andere manier rijden, was geen mens meer' | Wieler Revue

Wout van Aert reed in 2022 een fabelachtige Tour. Dat wil hij dit jaar natuurlijk ook, maar hij gaat het wel anders aanpakken. Hij legt uit.

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Van Aert talking about how he won't race the Tour like he did last year. "You can get better after the Tour, but not if you race it like I did. After the Tour I didn't feel like a human anymore"

He also mentions he tried to fit the Giro into his schedule, but couldn't make it work with the WC.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So Van Aert has ever felt like a human? I didn‘t know aliens can do that.

 

[SHAD0W93]

So Van Aert has ever felt like a human? I didn‘t know aliens can do that.

They can in Xcom.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Good thing he didn't race the Giro in a year where Roglic also targetted it IMO.

It makes sense though, I have never seen a performance like Wout in that Tour. He was incredible, and so it obvious he can't ride like that again if he wants to win WC. He should obviously still contest stages, but you can't get in the break every god damn day, lmao.

 

[Wyndbrook]

He obviously has a real aim of winning the worlds this year, so makes sense.

 

[Red Rick]

Good thing he didn't race the Giro in a year where Roglic also targetted it IMO.

It makes sense though, I have never seen a performance like Wout in that Tour. He was incredible, and so it obvious he can't ride like that again if he wants to win WC. He should obviously still contest stages, but you can't get in the break every god damn day, lmao.

There is nothing Van Aert would do in a Giro that's incompatible with Roglic going for GC. Go for reduced bunch sprints, then lose breakaways cause there's 30 guys in the breakaway and nobody wants to pull with you.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Sounds like 'TDF Wout' is getting nicely warmed up...

Wout van Aert already back at altitude with pre-Suisse gravel training

Belgian tackles Alpine gravel roads shortly after Jumbo-Visma Sierra Nevada altitude training camp

www.cyclingnews.com

Wout van Aert is not slowing down in his preparations for the Tour de France. Just a few days after a long training camp up in the Sierra Nevada, the Belgian has travelled to Switzerland for another round at altitude.

After impressing at the Critérium du Dauphiné in recent years, Van Aert will switch to the Tour de Suisse this year as his pre-Tour race outing, the eight-stage race taking place the week after the Dauphiné and starting on June 11.

The Belgian has travelled to Switzerland early, clocking a ride on his gravel bike in the Alps on Thursday afternoon.

According to the file named 'Oops forgot to bring my road bike' he uploaded to his Strava account, he started and finished the ride part-way up the Bernina Pass, at an altitude of 2,000 metres above sea level.

 

[Salvarani]

Sounds like 'TDF Wout' is getting nicely warmed up...

Wout van Aert already back at altitude with pre-Suisse gravel training

Belgian tackles Alpine gravel roads shortly after Jumbo-Visma Sierra Nevada altitude training camp

www.cyclingnews.com

Green machine.

 

[Berniece]

I have a feeling this is the year he’ll sprint for WC victory

 

[Valv.Piti]

I really wonder if he's good enough to hang on on stage 1. It probably depends on how hard its ridden and if regrouping happens, but I think he should be around the 10-20 range on a climb like this. Maybe better? We all know he for some reason turns into something else in this race.

 

[Berflamand]

His big summer goals (TdF and WC) are coming soon but his wife is also heavily pregnant and they are expecting their second child this summer. I'm curious if that could impact his schedule.

He'll probably hope it happens in between the TdS and the TdF but if it happens during the Tour I'm wondering if he'll choose to stay in the race and possibly miss the birth of his child. I'm guessing this must have already been discussed between Van Aert and the Jumbo-Visma camp since it would be a big risk/blow for Vingegaard if Van Aert were to have to leave the race early.

 

[Panda Claws]

Wout van Aert over Zwitserland, zijn nieuwe tijdritpositie en een primeur met Evenepoel: "Weer klaar om wedstrijden te rijden" | sporza

Een weerzien met Wout van Aert is altijd aangenaam. Twee maanden na Parijs-Roubaix hervat onze landgenoot vandaag in de Ronde van Zwitserland. Met specifieke ambities, een nieuwe tijdritpositie én Remco Evenepoel als concurrent. Of niet? "Mezelf leegrijden voor een ereplaats spreekt me niet aan."

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"Een weerzien met Wout van Aert is altijd aangenaam."

Translation: A reunion with Wout van Aert is always pleasant.

 

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

His main plan for the worlds seems to be going okay, i guess.

 

[Rackham]

His main plan for the worlds seems to be going okay, i guess.

His team might not agree but for WvA, clearly the worlds have to be his biggest objective of the season. Not green, not stage wins in the TdF & not riding for Vingegaard (who looks like he doesn't need any help from anyone anyway).

The rainbow jersey would be huge.

 

[Berflamand]

His big summer goals (TdF and WC) are coming soon but his wife is also heavily pregnant and they are expecting their second child this summer. I'm curious if that could impact his schedule.

He'll probably hope it happens in between the TdS and the TdF but if it happens during the Tour I'm wondering if he'll choose to stay in the race and possibly miss the birth of his child. I'm guessing this must have already been discussed between Van Aert and the Jumbo-Visma camp since it would be a big risk/blow for Vingegaard if Van Aert were to have to leave the race early.

“Ik ben niet van plan om de geboorte van mijn tweede zoon te missen”: wat zijn de gevolgen van een mogelijk vroegtijdige exit Wout van Aert in de Tour?

Wout van Aert gaat niet voor de groene trui in de Tour. En misschien haalt hij eind volgende maand zelfs Parijs niet. Eind juli bevalt zijn echtgenote Sarah van een tweede zoon. Zegt Van Aert: “Ik ben niet van plan om dat te missen.”

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Apparently, his wife is expected to give birth a couple of days after the Tour. He does say however that when it should happen prematurely during the Tour, he'll leave the Tour early because he does not want to miss the birth of his child.

 

[ice&fire]

“Ik ben niet van plan om de geboorte van mijn tweede zoon te missen”: wat zijn de gevolgen van een mogelijk vroegtijdige exit Wout van Aert in de Tour?

Wout van Aert gaat niet voor de groene trui in de Tour. En misschien haalt hij eind volgende maand zelfs Parijs niet. Eind juli bevalt zijn echtgenote Sarah van een tweede zoon. Zegt Van Aert: “Ik ben niet van plan om dat te missen.”

www.hln.be

Apparently, his wife is expected to give birth a couple of days after the Tour. He does say however that when it should happen prematurely during the Tour, he'll leave the Tour early because he does not want to miss the birth of his child.

Don't worry, Jumbo has several WVA cardboard cutouts for use whenever needed during the TDF.

 

[tobydawq]

Hmmm, going from eternal 2nd to eternal 3rd in 2023. What a decline.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hmmm, going from eternal 2nd to eternal 3rd in 2023. What a decline.

Maybe in 2024 he'll be eternal 4th...

 

[Peyroteo94]

I have the feeling he will go too deep to help Vingegaard in mountain stages that he will be overcooked in the worlds.

 

[jmdirt]

“Ik ben niet van plan om de geboorte van mijn tweede zoon te missen”: wat zijn de gevolgen van een mogelijk vroegtijdige exit Wout van Aert in de Tour?

Wout van Aert gaat niet voor de groene trui in de Tour. En misschien haalt hij eind volgende maand zelfs Parijs niet. Eind juli bevalt zijn echtgenote Sarah van een tweede zoon. Zegt Van Aert: “Ik ben niet van plan om dat te missen.”

www.hln.be

Apparently, his wife is expected to give birth a couple of days after the Tour. He does say however that when it should happen prematurely during the Tour, he'll leave the Tour early because he does not want to miss the birth of his child.

Can't the team arrange a maternity van to follow the TdF?!

 

[Blanco]

I have the feeling he will go too deep to help Vingegaard in mountain stages that he will be overcooked in the worlds.

If he's smart enough, he won't. There's Kruijswijk, Benoot, Kelderman, he doesn't need to bury himself.

 

[theyoungest]

If he's smart enough, he won't. There's Kruijswijk, Benoot, Kelderman, he doesn't need to bury himself.

Kruijswijk will at best be on a hometrainer. He's injured.