Capable of performing well on multiple terrains, both road and cyclocross, the Belgian Wout Van Aert has accidentally become a great collector of second positions, as was the case with a triple world champion like Peter Sagan. And the proof is what happened this Sunday barbecue at European road cycling championship held in the Netherlands. The Belgium national team and most of all Arnaud de Lieworked with Swiss precision to give Belgian cycling gold on the road after collecting two silvers (Yves Lampaert, 2019; Remco Evenepoel2022) and two bronzes (his Van Aert2018, and Tim Merlier in 2022), but again Van Aert He was on the verge of ecstasy. Your partnerl Jumbo-Vismathe French Christophe Laporte, resisted the last attack from Van Aert and Olav Kooij give to France the first title in this discipline after an emotional finish.
This is the eighth time this season that the Herentals signed second place this season, not to mention the bronze that a few days ago was hung on European Time Trial Championship. He was 2nd in two stages of Back to Britain, although he took the general; 2nd in Road World Championship behind his great rival, the Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel2nd in two stages of Tour de France2nd in a phase of Tour of Switzerland and in Gent-Wevelgembehind like Laporte’s Sunday.
So far, this year he has raced a total of 52 days (8,377 kilometers), with ‘only’ four victories, those achieved in E3 Saxo Classicahead of Van der Poel, in the time trial of Belgian Championship, within Gravel World Championship and in a phase of Back to Britain.
On the threshold of a great record
A Van Aert runner of great quality, who already has a good track record, but the resume, if he had a little more luck, or he read the races better, like this Sunday in the European Championship, would include some victory ., titles and stratospheric gold medals, for the 43 he currently has.
Van Aert debuted as a professional cyclist in 2013 at the rank of Telenet-Fidea and arrived at Jumbo-Vismahis current team and with whom he has a contract until 2026, in 2019, on his debut in UCI World Toura year in which he has shot the post three times.
A GENTLEMAN
Throughout his career, Van Aert has had details that could define him as a cycling gentleman, as seen in March when he let Laporte win, taking the honor from him this past Sunday at the European Championship. , in Ghent-Wevelgem. When asked the reason for his generosity, Van Aert replied: “He started the season with problems and had a difficult start, so it’s easy to do.”
Source: La Verdad
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