Wout van Aert jump-started his season after Tour de France disappointment this week at the Tour of Denmark, and he believes he can be ready and roaring at the World Championships. But can he rival high-flying duo Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel? The Paris Roubaix winner doesn’t see why not.
The Visma | Lease a Bike rider strolled to three stage wins and the overall victory in Denmark this week, winning three in a row before a breakaway spoiled the party on stage four and he found himself boxed in come the final sprint on stage five.
Speaking candidly after his Denmark stint was wrapped up, van Aert opened up on a difficult period leaving him enviously glancing at the Tour de France as he was forced to change his plans.
“It may sound strange, but I would rather not have been here and would have preferred to ride the Tour de France,” he told HLN.
“It was not a pleasant period, but you always have to be ready to change your plans. I am really looking forward to everything that is still to come this autumn.”
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