VAN AERT. Yellow jersey of the Tour de France before the sixth stage, Wout Van Aert embarked on a breakaway which cost him the place of leader in the general classification. What did the Belgian play?
Yellow jersey before the sixth stage Thursday July 7 where the arrival could suit him, Wout Van Aert scuttled himself by embarking on a breakaway doomed to failure where there were only three including Jakob Fuglsang who can still aim for a up to general. Taken back about ten kilometers from the finish, the Belgian from the Jumbo-Visma formation was dropped in stride by the peloton and Tadej Pogacar who took the opportunity to score a double blow: victory and the yellow jersey.
After the stage, Wout Van Aert recognized him, he wanted to honor his yellow jersey: “I thought of enjoying my last day in yellow and giving something to the public. The yellow jersey is the most beautiful, that’s for sure, despite a few intense days.” If Wout Van Aert spent a lot of energy during the 6th stage, he still has some to support his leaders on the rest of the Grande Boucle: “I hope to stay a bit in the peloton and help my teammates at the start, and towards the start of the climb of the Planche des Belles Filles, after quiet and a bit the same for everything that comes.”
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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.