World and European cycling championships lose a major player
Neither the upcoming rainbow event in Rwanda nor the continental event to be held in France will see Belgium’s Wout van Aert at the start.
Neither the upcoming rainbow event in Rwanda nor the continental event to be held in France will see Belgium’s Wout van Aert at the start.
The Belgian winner of the last stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées will close his season early on September 20.
Wout Van Aert wins on the Champs-Élysees in the rain and by detachment the final stage of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar triumphs for the fourth time in the Grande Boucle.
"Pogacar is complaining about something that doesn’t exist" the Belgian rider of Team Visma-Lease at Bike, commented.
The Belgian from Team Visma-Lease a Bike arrives at the Piazza del Campo finish line with his arms raised, ahead of the new pink jersey.
The stage with a finish in San Sebastian, with passage over the Jaizkibel, gives great satisfaction to the Frenchman from Cofidis.
The 27-year-old had to settle for second place in the Superprestige, finishing behind his rival Van Aert due to a pedal problem in the final meters.
The Verbania native, who will try to win the rainbow time trial for the third time this year, will not have to contend with Wout van Aert, who has announced a forfeit.
Triumphant day for Jumbo-Visma, which rejoices in a stage win and now certain success in the Grand Boucle. A good Ganna finishes fifth.
The defending champion won the sixth stage and thus took the yellow jersey.
After three second places in the Danish stages of the Grande Boucle, the Belgian of Jumbo-Visma wins in Calais and consolidates his lead in the standings.
One more place of honor for the Belgian of Jumbo-Visma, who still remains in the yellow jersey: in the last one in Denmark, the Dutch of Team BikeExchange-Jayco wins.
In Copenhagen, the out-of-boundary venue for the Grande Boucle’s opening time trial, the Quick-Step Belgian got ahead of his Jumbo-Visma compatriot.