Some trauma processing? Van Aert and teammates return to Flanders in pouring rain
CyclingTuesday, 26 November 2024 at 09:52
We have seen it more frequently, and also toward 2025, it is no different. Visma | Lease a Bike, including new riders, is already heading out in the fall to explore part of the classic spring. The classic spring where it went so wrong last year for
Wout van Aert, who, judging by the images, is excited about the new year, as he revealed in a team photo on Monday.
We got an excellent glimpse through the brand-new killer bee Niklas Behrens, who became world champion in the U23s on the road in Zurich in September. He is strengthening the Dutch team for next year and joined us on a recon trip. His Instagram showed a smiling Van Aert, arms in the air. The Belgian leader's team returned to where it went so wrong last March: Dwars door Vlaanderen.
Read more below the photo.
Van Aert's Strava file.
Van Aert returns to cursed Kanarieberg
Loe van Belle, Tosh Van De Sande, Matthew Brennan, and Edoardo Affini were also present at the reconnaissance in Belgium. Statistics on Strava also recorded the event, which showed that the men had finished a rain-soaked lap in beautiful Flanders. It put Van Aert in a good mood, as he captioned the activity "The everything-is-magnificent route." A beautiful lap for sure, and perhaps some trauma processing?
If you look closely at the activity segments, you will see that the Kanarieberg is included in the lap. That means Van Aert literally returned to the spot where things went wrong in March. It marked a grim twist in what should have been a top season, with a Monumental win and success in the Giro. However, he crashed in the race on Wednesday before the Tour of Flanders and had to undergo lengthy rehabilitation. Perhaps the lap on Monday, November 25, also has symbolic value for the Belgian superstar.
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- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024
- This is not a gravel race. UCI fail, from the surface they are on to team tactics. In what country was the first "gravel race" in what country is the most popular gravel race? Go with the race model that created the discipline.
Barnes127411-10-2024 - And don't forget he has now won 4 of the big 10 races (Grand tours, Monuments and WC/OG) in one year with a chance to make that 5. (5 has only been done once before)Joostmehrtens05-10-2024