Wout Van Aert He won the bronze medal in the time trial at the Olympic Games. His second Olympic medal after the bronze achieved in Tokyo in the road event. The Visma cyclist capped off a magical afternoon for the Belgian delegation, becoming the great winner of the massive victory of Remco Evenepoel.
Van Aert has completed 32.4 kilometers of the route through the streets of Paris in his Cervélo P5 and has a difference with respect to all its rivals. He decided to mount two lenticular wheels, as he was the only one who opted for this bike configuration.
The lenticular wheel offers aerodynamic advantages over traditional wheels and is generally mounted at the rear. However, this also makes the bike difficult, especially in windy conditions. Today, despite the heavy rain that did not stop throughout the afternoon in Paris, the wind barely blew in the French capital and Van Aert knows how to make the most of his P5 achieving a bronze that few expected. In the pools the British started better placed Joshua Tarlingwho eventually finished fourth, two seconds behind Van Aert, was penalized for changing bikes caused by a mechanical problem.
Source: La Verdad
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