Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx criticizes Wout Van Aert’s decision to give Ghent Wevelgem to his teammate Christophe Laportewhere he reaches the finish line, making sure he “won’t make it”.
“It was Van Aert’s decision to let a teammate win, but I won’t do it.“, assured Eddy Merckx, known as “El Caníbal”, on the sports channel Sporza, precisely because of his voracious hunger for victories, without concessions to any runner.
“Wout van Aert was the best in Ghent, I think he made history by winning E3 Saxo Classic]Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders”, said the five-time winner of the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.
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For his part, the Belgian tom bonenformer world champion, 3 times winner of the Tour of Flanders and 4 times of Paris Roubaix, joined Merckx’s critical line.
“You’ll regret it. I’ve helped my teammates win, but never in this situation. It is one thing to help the teammates so that they can fight for the victory, that looks good for the team’s marketing, but I don’t know if I will do it,” he said.
For Boonen, the best thing is to resolve the victory between Van Aert and Laporte in the sprint.
Source: La Verdad
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