VAN AERT. Yellow jersey of the Tour de France since the second stage, Wout Van Aert was close to losing his place as leader in the general classification after the fifth stage. How long will the Belgian keep his yellow jersey?
The yellow jersey of the Tour de France had a complicated fifth stage on Wednesday July 6: a heavy fall when leaving a roundabout before avoiding an accident with a car in extremis, Wout Van Aert came close to losing his jersey yellow on arrival at Arenberg Porte du Hainaut. In the last kilometers, the Belgian managed to keep his tunic while limiting the loss of time in the general classification.
If the 6th stage today between Binche and Longwy with a final favorable to the punchers should allow him to remain leader, Wout Van Aert should watch his rivals and in particular Tadej Pogacar during the seventh stage which ends at the Super Planche des Belles Filles . On September 19, 2020, the Slovenian put on the yellow jersey, the day before the last stage after a time trial which ended at the Planche des Belles Filles. If the Belgian from the Jumbo-Visma formation does not have the profile of a pure climber, he can count on his teammates like Primoz Roglic who has surely said goodbye to the general classification after his failure during the fifth stage (44th to 2 ’36” by Wout Van Aert).
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Biography Wout Van Aert. Wout Van Aert was born on September 15, 1994 in Herentals, Belgium. Before becoming one of the best road racers, he distinguished himself mainly in cyclo-cross until 2019 when he joined the Jumbo-Visma team. Today, Wout Van Aert is one of the most formidable riders in the peloton where his versatility is feared by many riders: the Belgian is able to win sprints and mix in the race for the points classification while winning classics likeAmstel Gold Race or Ghent-Wevelgem.
In his career, Wout Van Aert has already beaten the best riders in the peloton like Julian Alaphilippe, Tom Dumoulin, Caleb Ewan, Peter Sagan. Often compared to Tom Boonen, Wout Van Aert will surely never equal his compatriot in the number of successes but he has already done as well as “Tornado Tom”.
What is Wout Van Aert’s track record?
Triple cyclo-cross world champion, five-time Belgian cyclo-cross champion, three-time winner of the general classification of the cyclo-cross World Cup, Wout Van Aert’s record is already full. Not to mention his victories in road cycling: the Strade Bianche and Milan-San Remo in 2020, Belgian road champion, Ghent-Wevelgem, Amstel Gold Race, silver medal in the road race at the Olympics, silver medal of the World Time Trial Championship (behind the Italian Filippo Gana) in 2021.
The rivalry with Mathieu Van Der Poel
Between 2015 and 2020, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel shared the world titles in cyclo-cross before facing each other on the road. Some compare this rivalry with others like Tom Boonen – Fabian Cancellara.
Who is Wout Van Aert’s team?
Since the start of his professional career in 2012, Wout Van Aert has known six teams so far: Telenet-Fidea (2012-03.2014), Vastgoedservice – Golden Palace (03.2014 – 2015), Crelan-Vastgoedservice (2016), Verandas Willems -Crelan (01.2017-09.2018), Cibel-Cebon (10.2018-02.2019) and Jumbo Visma since March 2019 where the Dutchman extended until 2024.
Who is Wout Van Aert’s wife?
On the private side, Wout Van Aert has been married since 2018 to Sarah De Bie. Together, they became parents of Georges on January 4, 2021.