Tour de France 2020 | Stage 5 (Gap - Privas, 183 km)

[SKSemtex]

This guy is monster

 

[spalco]

Amazing, he announces he wants the stage, and he takes it. Just like that.

 

[Big Doopie]

holy crap!

i looooooooove this guy!

unreal.

 

[Flamin]

Easily the best bike rider in the world atm. Period.

 

[JosephK]

WVA = a young Peter Sagan who can climb, too.

 

[Gigs_98]

Seriously, Wout Van Aert right now is a better version of the best version of Sagan.

 

[johnymax]

Best rider in the World right here. Prime Sagan on steroids.

 

[Breezy1985]

Great sprint a day after some great mountain doming. Reminds me of a young Peter Sagan.

Bennett seemed mostly concerned with Sagan's wheel too which shows he knows what he is doing and bodes well for a green bid

 

[Wvv]

Wow Van Aert strikes again! What a powerhouse, and after yesterdays uphill performance even more impressive.

 

[spalco]

Best rider in the World right here. Prime Sagan on steroids.

Eh, not the best way to phrase this maybe in a cycling forum.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

WVA = a young Peter Sagan who can climb, too.

Sagan won mountainstages in Tour de Suisse in his early days as a pro.

 

[Jagartrott]

His positioning is so natural, like Sagan. He's just always where he wants and needs to be. Compare to Greipel or some others, they always have to be baby-sitted (and even then often lost position) - Van Aert and Sagan don't need any of that. Seems like a natural ability.

 

[Big Doopie]

crazy thing is he could win flandres and P-R alone.

but he would also win the sprint if he came into the finish with a group.

and he freakin' climbs!

nuts.

Loooooooove it!

 

[bob.a.feet]

WVA = a young Peter Sagan who can climb, too.

Wout is super strong in the TT too.

 

[sir fly]

Looked more convincing than it probably was. Holding the nerves was crucial imo.
Congrats to Van Aert.

 

[JosephK]

After van Aert's catastrophic injury at last year's TDF, who could have foreseen that he would be this great coming back?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

crazy thing is he could win flandres and P-R alone.

but he would also win the sprint if he came into the finish with a group.

and he freakin' climbs!

nuts.

Loooooooove it!

Van Avermaet won the Olympics on a climber route and won Paris Roubaix 7 months later. It's not like we have never seen a rider like WVA before

 

[richwallone]

crazy thing is he could win flandres and P-R alone.

but he would also win the sprint if he came into the finish with a group.

and he freakin' climbs!

nuts.

Loooooooove it!

I wouldn't be surprised if he does with this type of form... It's on his schedule later this year!

 

[Mayomaniac]

My god Van Aert, I want what he's having.

Take it to another subforum

 

[johnymax]

Wout is super strong in the TT too.

Jumbo 1, 2, 3 on top of PDBF.

 

[topcat]

He does look a bit heavier this year.

Sagan loses Green

He'll get it back

 

[Andy262]

Some sprint from Van Aert. Superb form.

Sagan will pick up more sprint points than Bennett when the going gets tough. Am reminded of when Cav was trying to take green and Thor Hushovd decided to get in the break over some big Alpine climbs to take intermediate sprint points. A 'This is how you win green Cav' moment.

 

[movingtarget]

Ewan was in a hopeless position, no chance from where he started his sprint.

 

[Cinemaniak]

Ewan was in a hopeless position, no chance from where he started his sprint.

He can only blame his team (he won't). Isn't Lotto-Soudal build around him??

 

[Gigs_98]

Van Avermaet won the Olympics on a climber route and won Paris Roubaix 7 months later. It's not like we have never seen a rider like WVA before

Van Avermaet's biggest strength has always been his racing instinct though. That's what won him most of his biggest wins. I don't really think there is a single physical aspect right now where I would rate GVA higher than current WVA.
Sprint? WVA
Time Trial? WVA
climbing? WVA
explosiveness? WVA