Wout van Aert

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Wout van Aert called the Eritrean a 'big talent' after he made it into the group of favorites at the Belgian classic.

Transfer season pickups are quickly paying dividends for Jumbo-Visma.

The Jumbo-Visma rider becomes the first Belgian champion in 59 years to win the Belgian one-day race.

Christophe Laporte and Wout van Aert go clear at 40km to go after van Aert forces decisive selections with two huge moves.

Here's what the pre-race favorites said at the start line in Harelbeke to open 'Flanders Week.'

E3 Saxo Bank Classic is often called the 'mini Tour of Flanders' for its narrow roads, steep bergs, and highly competitive field. Here are five things to watch for Friday.

The Dane was the sensation of the 2021 classics season, but admits things will be more complicated as he returns to E3 Saxo Bank Classic and Tour of Flanders.

Mind games and engineering: Kate Wagner dissects and explains how the Slovenian rider masterminded an incredible victory in Milan-San Remo.

Wout van Aert suggests that some of his rivals at Milan-San Remo were content to race for the podium rather than the win.

Jumbo-Visma star covered attacks from Tadej Pogačar but could not chase down the attacking Mohorič on the Poggio descent.

Slovenian breakaway ace surprises favorites with solo dash off the bottom of the Poggio and down the Via Roma.

Pogačar wary of Mathieu van der Poel: 'I never believe that he is only here to train. I think he's good.'

To watch the entire 300km race? Or just the final juicy bits? Our editors debate the best Milan-San Remo viewing strategy.

Roglič and Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard take lessons from cobblestone primer ahead of Tour de France.

With its distance, its prestige and hard-to-predict nature, there is no race like it on the international calendar.

'It’s going to be interesting with Pogačar because for me everything points to van Aert,' 2008 winner tells VeloNews.

From Peter Sagan to Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock, VeloNews picks the riders to watch ahead of Saturday's monument.

Former Tour de France winner sees the strong block at Jumbo-Visma as the only team capable of taking on Pogačar.

Irish two-time winner tips a long range attack from the Slovenian but is cautious about a final that could see rivals attack after the Poggio.

Favorites brace for an attack from Tadej Pogačar on the Poggio: ‘The way he is climbing, he can drop everyone.’

Tadej Pogačar has been hyped as the overwhelming pre-race favorite, can Wout van Aert or someone else put a stop to his astonishing 2022 run?

Dutch squad was mid-pack before a radical reinvention inspired by Kiwi rugby took Wout van Aert, Primož Roglič and Co. to top of pro peloton.

Kate Wagner picks apart the key moments from a gripping edition of the 'Race to the Sun'.

We look at power numbers from Primoz Roglič, Wout Van Aert, Brandon McNulty, Matteo Jorgenson, and others at Paris-Nice 2022.

Van Aert closing on classics-conquering form after big week in Paris-Nice, reconfirms Tour de France green jersey ambition.

Roglič admitted he wasn't feeling his best on the final stage of Paris-Nice, luckily Van Aert had taken the stage before easy in preparation.

Yates and Martínez completed the general classification podium.

Roglič hangs on for victory in prestigious Tour de France build-up race, avoiding repeat of shock final-day defeat in 2021.

Simon Yates piles on pressure with attack over final climb only for Wout van Aert to play superdomestique and keep Roglič's GC bid alive.

The ‘Race to the Sun’ will be streamed on television, and you can also watch it through a web browser or a mobile app.

Paris-Nice leader Primož Roglič believes his condition is improving, but his Jumbo-Visma team is struggling with injuries as the race reaches its climb-heavy finale.

Brandon McNulty soars to stage win as the overall standings change on the road to Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.

The Dutch team is making everyone look like amateurs.

Grischa Nierman says that his team’s top three finish on first stage was more satisfying than their second podium sweep in Paris-Nice’s Montluçon time trial.

Belgian takes yellow jersey from teammate Laporte

Another day of tough racing as the yellow jersey hits the deck and McNulty loses time.

Wout van Aert and Australians Jack Haig and Ben O’Connor emerged from the windy mayhem on the road to Orléans relatively unscathed, but GC favorites Matteo Jorgenson and Guillaume Martin weren’t as lucky.

It was a perfect day for Jumbo-Visma with Laporte, Van Aert and Roglič sweeping the podium.

‘Christophe Laporte deserved this win because he was super strong,’ said Wout van Aert after Jumbo-Visma trio smashed Paris-Nice opener.

Christophe Laporte took the Paris-Nice race lead in dramatic style as teammate Primož Roglič gained an early advantage on his rivals.

'We still have to fix something in Paris-Nice,” says sports director Grischa Niermann.

Most editions end with a handful of strong riders hitting the final wall into Siena — who will it be this year? We break down the possibilities.

Has the balance of power at the classics shifted?

Plus what we learned from the finale of the UAE Tour & Primož Roglič's start to the season at Ardèche/La Drôme

The four races that make up the men's and women's opening classics delivered plenty of action and provided lots of talking points.

The former classics specialist watched ‘opening weekend’ and shared his exclusive thoughts on the dominance of Jumbo-Visma and the tough questions facing Quick-Step.

Wout van Aert and the bolstered Jumbo-Visma Classics squad took their first win of the season at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

The Belgian comes back from a crash and mechanicals to finish fifth.

'Celebrating the win with wild gestures wouldn’t have been appropriate' Belgian says as he shows support for Ukraine

'I’m surprised about the result as well because I didn’t have high expectations coming into this race' says veteran rider.

'I was late to the start and didn’t feel prepared or relaxed enough but I feel more comfortable on the cobbled climbs' Ineos rider says after first cobbles race of the season.

Van Aert attacks over Bosberg before holding off 19-rider chase.

'It doesn’t really work if you have one leader for these races,' says teammate Ethan Hayter.

The 'opening weekend' double-header delivers huge kudos and a prize place on the palmarès – but beware, the road to Roubaix is long.

'It should no longer be the intention that I am alone in the run-up to the final,' says Belgian on Jumbo-Visma's new classics depth.

The double whammy of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne will whet the palette as the cobbled classics ramp up.

Wout van Aert has wingmen, Mathieu van der Poel is MIA, omicron is raging and Roubaix is rescheduled – top teams expect chaos on the cobbles.

Van Aert raises concerns re asymptomatic positive tests, lays out his early-season goals and adds his thoughts to the TT bike debate.

Van Aert puts Paris-Roubaix at the center of spring with intention to peak late for cobblestone classic.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl not intimidated by rising strength of rivals as new 'packs' come to the cobblestone party.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss comes out fighting, says he’s not afraid of Jumbo-Visma ahead of classics campaign.

With or without van der Poel and van Aert, it was an inevitability Pidcock would be crowned cyclocross king some day.

Wout van Aert will skip the CX worlds in Fayetteville and Strade Bianche as he aims to be fresher for key classics races.

Van Aert closed out his 'cross season with nine wins from 10 and the Belgian title, setting home hype to warp-speed for cobbled classics.

No Mathieu van der Poel and no Wout van Aert at the cyclocross world championships this year.

Van Aert makes it eight of nine, Brand takes her seventh consecutive win.

Jumbo-Visma rider sets sights on road racing and plans to end 'cross season after racing in the BKM Cyclocross Middelkerke.

What's it like to be Wout van Aert? Rider reveals some surprises and some well-known realities of WorldTour pro lifestyle.

Wout van Aert finishes fourth after losing wedge of time in opening lap due to jammed chain, Iserbyt seals World Cup overall.

Van Aert battles back after crash and shoe-change mid-race to remain undefeated this 'cross season, Pidcock places second.

Van Aert is six for six in 'cross wins while Brand has been on the podium in 13 consecutive races, with wins in her last four starts.

Belgian star defends team tactics and prefers to remember the 'goosebumps' of racing in front of 1 million fans on home roads.

Our editors weigh in on the 21 must-know, high-drama headlines of 2021 and why they matter: Part one.

Van Aert has won five out of five ‘crosses into the final week in December and looks unbeatable. So why hasn’t he committed to the Fayetteville worlds?

Van Aert maintains 100 percent record for the season while van der Poel struggles and abandons.

Was there anything Wout van Aert couldn't win in 2021?

Van Aert makes it four-in-four as van der Poel places second in season debut.

The Dutch star hopes to 'surprise' himself in his CX debut but thinks Wout van Aert may be too strong for him this weekend.