Teams & Riders Official Wout Van Aert thread

[jmdirt]

The technical demands of cyclocross courses mean you are unlikely to produce your top one-hour power in that discipline.

But you will produce some crazy peak power spikes...over and over and over and...

 

[Hugh Januss]

But you will produce some crazy peak power spikes...over and over and over and...

The kind of peak power spikes that would enable a 170 pound guy to answer all of Del Toro's accelerations in the gravel stage? Wout for all his cyclocross peak power is really best at the more steady state efforts (time trials, heavy mud cyclocross and long climbs within the context of being 170 pounds) in short he is an enigma.

 

[noob]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929788468063821826

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[Earns1985]

Is already clear, if van Aert will target the green jersey this year at the tour?

 

[Berniece]

Is already clear, if van Aert will target the green jersey this year at the tour?

They haven't communicated this, and I'm not sure he cares. Let's see if he sprints in the first stage.

 

[Earns1985]

They haven't communicated this, and I'm not sure he cares. Let's see if he sprints in the first stage.

Yeah let´s see.

In 2022 he won it with a big advantage.
In 2023 he didn´t care, because it was always planned, that he will not finish the race, because of the birth of his child.
In 2024, due to injury he didn´t start with a good form, so he also didn´t went for the jersey.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He is "ill" and won't race the National RR.

 

[Berniece]

Probably understands he has no chance

 

[Ripper]

Good. I think the 'requirement' to race nationals actually diminishes the title. Or has this changed and it is no longer required that pros race unless they are sick?

I mean, if you need to have a sick note to get out of racing nationals, which are right before other big objectives, then the system is screwed up, not the rider.

 

[jmdirt]

Get well WvA!

 

[stoempestoempestoempe]

He is "ill" and won't race the National RR.

You can leave out the quotation marks.

https://sporza.be/nl/2025/06/29/boe...-familie-heeft-buikgriep-gehad~1751214856883/

 

[Peyroteo94]

Now I understand why he crashes so many times.

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[RedheadDane]

Love how it looks like he apologised to the fence.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Love how it looks like he apologised to the fence.

Think it was more of an "it's okay" to the knucklehead who pulled the gate into him.

 

[Sciatic]

Think it was more of an "it's okay" to the knucklehead who pulled the gate into him.

Hopefully that got crashing out of his system for the next 23 days

 

[Peyroteo94]

Disappointing performance, specially when MVP is there.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Just needs to be in shape for 1-2 mountain stages when Visma try their attack.

 

[Boes]

Not the Wout Van Aert to win stages for the moment.
Thanks to his incredible recovery he'll be able to be usefull in 3rd week though.

 

[Rackham]

He'll get into a break in the Loze stage. He'll climb the best out of all his breakaway companions (dropping Lenny Martinez, no less), he won't wait for Vingegaard who's getting dropped by Pog further down the climb and he'll solo to a famous stage win whilst Vingegaard loses a minute.

This is what I watch cycling for.

 

[red_flanders]

Cycling is better when Wout is crushing it in the Tour. I hope he returns to form next year, it adds a ton. Hope he can do something special in a break or whatever this year.

 

[Netserk]

Cycling is better when Wout is crushing it in the Tour. I hope he returns to form next year, it adds a ton. Hope he can do something special in a break or whatever this year.

Today and stage 11 are his best chances, so he better get in the break.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Today and stage 11 are his best chances, so he better get in the break.

I don't think today is a good day for him but stages 11, 15 and 20 look good to him (and he can build some shape until there). He is not in shape right now and the last km is too hard for him.

 

[SHAD0W93]

He'll get into a break in the Loze stage. He'll climb the best out of all his breakaway companions (dropping Lenny Martinez, no less), he won't wait for Vingegaard who's getting dropped by Pog further down the climb and he'll solo to a famous stage win whilst Vingegaard loses a minute.

This is what I watch cycling for.

Can’t wait to see what Vingegaard’s wife says after that.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I don't think today is a good day for him but stages 11, 15 and 20 look good to him (and he can build some shape until there). He is not in shape right now and the last km is too hard for him.

Not in shape? He finished 11th on stage 4 which was a drastic improvement from stage 2. Of course he's in shape, rather good shape actually, but the sickness just took the top of his shape. So of course he can win, the problem for Wout is, unless he's flat out a lot stronger the the rest, its very hard for him to win in the break on stages like this because of his name.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Can’t wait to see what Vingegaard’s wife says after that.

Jonas has been busy with the gaffer tape, she can only nod or shake her head for the next two weeks.