Wout van Aert also suffered a bruised lung in his serious crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen. His team Visma – Lease a Bike announced this on Friday during a press moment on the sidelines of Paris-Roubaix. The recovery of the Kempen resident’s open wounds is going well. Van Aert was one of the victims of … Read more
The peloton is already “traumatized” by the serious falls which sent several cycling stars to the hospital, and here comes Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, one of the most dangerous races of the year. Mathieu van der Poel is the big favorite. If there’s one race that’s scary, it’s the Hell of the North. Since its first … Read more
It was one of the images of the week: the terrible fall of Wout van Aert during “Across Flanders” this Wednesday. Severely injured, including several broken ribs, the athlete had to undergo major surgery. Fortunately for him, everything went well and it is now time to rest. And good news, the Belgian cyclist has already … Read more
Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 11:21 AM Video Visma | Lease a Bike has to make do without Wout van Aert in the Tour of Flanders. The intended leader had a hard fall four days ago, in Dwars door Vlaanderen, breaking several bones. A hard blow for Van Aert, but his team manager Richard Plugge … Read more
Jan 4, 2024 at 2:42 PM Update: an hour ago Mathieu van der Poel has continued his impressive winning streak in cyclo-cross. The Dutchman kept Wout van Aert far behind him in Koksijde on Thursday. Among the women, Fem van Empel was in a class of her own. Van der Poel allowed Van Aert to … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Thursday December 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM Interview A satisfied sports director Jan Boven saw his two Jumbo-Visma groups cheering in the Superprestigecross of Heusden-Zolder. However, both Wout van Aert and Fem van Empel did not have the ideal run-up to the Limburg cross. Bee CyclingFlits Above provides text and explanation. Winning … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Monday December 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM The busiest cyclo-cross week coincides with the holidays every year. Cross on December 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, which makes it not easy for the top performers to celebrate Christmas exuberantly with family and friends. CyclingFlits posed the question to the top … Read more
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 4:40 PM Another second place for Wout van Aert. On Friday he had to leave Mathieu van der Poel in the Exact Cross Mol, on Saturday the world champion was too strong in the Antwerp World Cup. “I felt quite good actually,” Van Aert said in the flash interview after … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Saturday December 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM Special For the first time in years, the cross programs of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert differ considerably. The Dutchman is going for his sixth world title in the field, which brings him very close to Eric De Vlaeminck’s record. Van Aert … Read more
The lawsuit between Wout van Aert and Nick Nuyens is still pending and could cause Van Aert serious problems… The current transfer soap opera surrounding Cian Uitjdebroeks is reminiscent of the feud between Wout van Aert and Nick Nuyens. Van Aert broke his contract with Nuyens’ team in 2018 because there had been tensions between … Read more