Niet alleen Wout van Aert heeft gevloekt na de tweede etappe in de Tour de France, ook in onze commentaarcabine kwam de stoom uit de oren. José De Cauwer stelde vast hoe Jumbo-Visma een sprint met de Belgische aas uit de handen liet glippen en stelt zich veel vragen bij de (beperkte) rol van...
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What to think of it? The silence of José De Cauwer speaks a thousand words. "Exciting", says commentator Renaat Schotte.
Renaat: "It was a beautiful finale, although anticlimactic from a Belgian perspective."
José: "It's sad for Wout van Aert. A missed opportunity. The strong team lost control of the race. He was quite disappointed at the finish. And with good reason. I think something went wrong at Jumbo-Visma. Van Aert had to close gaps and control the run-in to San Sebastian himself. Tonight that will probably be discussed. He had three teammates with him: Benoot, Kelderman and Vingegaard. The last one didn't take one single pull. Kelderman did his duty, Benoot as well. Then I got nervous, as I was missing Vingegaard. I have lots of respect for the winner of the Tour, but he should have played the role of team mate in this instance. It's not a case of being incapable, but a matter of being blind or unwilling. Maybe not unwilling, but he might not see what he should be doing.
Renaat: "I think he was unable to respond when Lafay launched his attack. It's the kind of finale of which he lacks experience. But he might have been able to contribute a bit earlier in the race."
José: "That's what he should have done! In the descent, with the attack of Bilbao, Van Aert responded. Okay, maybe Vingegaard is not that proficient in all these bends and curves. But when Bilbao was caught, the team had to say: ´we're here with our king Van Aert.´ Vingegaard didn't ride one meter in front. Especially when you think about everything that happened last year..."
Renaat: "Last year Vingegaard made a gesture in the time trial, he gave away the win to Van Aert."
José: "Let's put that on the scale together with everything that Van Aert has done. For Vingegaard. And what he done for the team. Yes, it's emotional. But with ´samen winnen´ [Jumbo's slogan, winning together] Wout gives away a certain victory in Gent-Wevelgem to Christophe Laporte. That was for the team. And this time Vingegaard should have done his part of the work. There are no excuses. Nobody can change my mind."
And then they go on for a bit more.
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