Wout van Aert

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Tour de Hoody: Will they or won't they start? Visma-Lease a Bike is on egg shells if Jonas Vingegaard or Wout van Aert will be ready to race the Tour de France.

'GC Kuss' might yet make an appearance in the 2024 Tour de France. Right now, it's impossible to say which version. 

Officials rule out imminent arrival of Pidcock, Van Aert, Evenepoel as hype builds for Red Bull's arrival at the Tour de France: 'Winning the Tour drives me every day'

Van Aert says it's too early to say if he'll be at the Tour de France: 'We will evaluate to see what lies ahead.'

Olympic Games the only certainty for Van Aert ahead of Tour of Norway comeback, Vingegaard 'improving so fast,' says trainer.

Van Aert will race for the first time in eight weeks at the four-day Tour of Norway, with a possible Tour de France start hanging in balance: 'I'm not in the best shape.'

Rumor that swim guru Jacco Verhaeren will succeed outgoing mastermind DS Merijn Zeeman points to growth of cross-sport expertise in pro cycling.

A year after sweeping all three grand tours, the 'Killer Bees' are reeling from injuries and illnesses, and it remains uncertain if Wout Van Aert or Jonas Vingegaard will race the Tour de France.

Team boss Richard Plugge beats back notion the wheels are falling off during a season of 'super teams' and crashes from Vingegaard, Van Aert.

Van Aert is inching back to full training after his devastating crash, but his race schedule is TBD. Here's why his return to the Tour should be a no-brainer.

Team brass upbeat for Vingegaard's title defense despite scrapping altitude camp, Dauphiné, bats away rumors Van Aert will return to racing at Tour of Hungary.

Ralph Denk confirms Roglič is on track for Tour de France start and says Red Bull merger will focus on developing future superstars: 'Our goal is to create our own talent.'

Sources confirm Evenepoel will train at altitude next month, while the future for Van Aert is less clear with no hints of a return to the Tour this summer.

Race program remains unknown for two-time Tour de France champion after he suffered broken ribs, fractured collarbone, collapsed lung.

Six of this spring's classics have been the fastest on record. From tech and training to tailwinds and tactics, here's how it happened.

After big wins at Paris-Nice and Dwars door Vlaanderen, the American returns home for a short break before building up for the Tour de France: 'We have a huge asset in Matteo.'

After missing the cobblestone monuments, Belgian star forced to cancel his highly anticipated debut at the Italian grand tour on May 4: 'I need to give my body the time to recover.'

Remco Evenepoel returns home and Primož Roglič is 'feeling a bit better' as top stars show encouraging signs in recoveries from recent spate of crashes.

Good news for Wout van Aert, Lennard Kämna, Jay Vine after spate of horrific crashes rippled through pro peloton.

Christophe Laporte returns in time for Paris-Roubaix for Visma-Lease a Bike, while Soudal-Quick Step loses two more to injury in what's been a harrowing week of injuries in Spain.

Thrust into the leadership role at injury-plagued Visma-Lease a Bike, on-form American is the ultimate outsider: 'There is no lack of motivation.'

Pedersen and Van der Poel could benefit in wide-open race: 'One thing for sure, it's going to be a f**cking hard race.'

World champions Lotte Kopecky and Mathieu van der Poel headline the Belgian monument with some key route alterations: 'The Kortekeer and the Kanarieberg will not be included in the course this year.'

American star defends racing for victory in wake of devastating crash: 'Should we just throw in the towel?'

American recruit boldly steps into the Visma-Lease a Bike void with another stunning victory: 'Winning was a nice gesture for Wout.'

Matteo Jorgenson delivered a stunning Dwars door Vlaanderen victory but it was small consolation for the loss of the Flanders-Roubaix favorite to injury: 'This casts a major cloud over this win.'

Dwars door Vlaanderen: American powers to victory and Visma-Lease a Bike confirms Van Aert will miss Flanders, Roubaix, and Amstel Gold.

Belgian star's classics dreams devastated again after crash brings down Pedersen, Stuyven, and huge bunch of favorites.

In-form, injury-free Jorgenson poised for crucial role in Wout van Aert's under pressure cobblestone crew at Dwars, Tour of Flanders.

The E3 Saxo Classic and Gent Wevelgem have become harder fought battles recently.

Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen is one more chance to blow out the cobwebs as pressure piles on injury-depleted Visma-Lease a Bike: 'I've done everything I can to get ready for the classics.'

Who's hot and who's not ahead of Tour of Flanders? We pick apart E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem to dissect the top dogs for De Ronde.

“After the good news about my contract extension, this is the icing on the cake," says world champion.

Visma-Lease a Bike rider returns from altitude training but can’t match world champion Van der Poel.

Van der Poel rampages to first road win of 2024 at the 'Mini Tour of Flanders' with 43km solo escape.

Former kings of Flanders vow to fight in cobbles crunch with the new 'bigs' of the classics – but do the wolves have the bite?

Preview: E3 Saxo Classic, Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen blaze the path toward De Ronde: Who will take on the 'Big Two'?

Visma-Lease a Bike backs high risk-high reward strategy for Van Aert in his approach to the cobblestone classics.

Tour de Hoody: Pogačar stymied, 'Bling' shows his class, and MVDP is MVP again after cycling's 'hardest race to win' delivers another sizzler.

A swath of new rules are designed to channel more cyclocross stars into the UCI-backed World Cup series.

Breaking down the major highlights & key takeaways from the spring classics opening weekend.

What did it take to hold the wheels of Visma-Lease a Bike's classics rout? Wild wattages and KoM-bothering efforts shared on Strava tell the story.

Tour de Hoody: Kopecky and Vollering splitting up could be the best thing for women's racing, and Americans banging on monument's door.

'We’re trying to get at a higher level at the monuments.' Could the calendar tweaks and a different approach to 'Holy Week' finally pay off?

Visma-Lease a Bike wins both races across 'Opening Weekend' to carry momentum into the spring's major one-days.

Analysis: Strong opening salvo in classics peels back philosophy behind winning ways — it's how they do it that matters.

American makes a big splash in his Visma-Lease a Bike debut: 'It's a totally different experience on this team.'

Matteo Jorgenson makes spectacular classics debut, with Wout van Aert sprinting to third behind Nils Politt to round out the podium.

Podium Picks: It's not all Kopecky and Van Aert, our editors debate the outsiders and key narratives of the cobblestone curtain-raiser.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the traditional opener of the Belgian calendar, and marks the first salvo of the glorious run of the spring classics.

No Van der Poel and Pedersen leaves Van Aert six-star favorite for classics opener, but no 'big three' makes it only an appetizer ahead of the spring's biggest prizes.

Quick-Step is plotting to reclaim its classics crown with mix of youth and experience: 'We lost a little, but we are still there.'

Who will win Omloop? Take a peek at the star-studded start lists for the women's and men's races to kickoff the spring classics in Belgium's 'opening weekend.'

Tour de Hoody: Sheffield planning 2028 Olympics, Martinez sneaks in for the win, Del Toro surprises again, Van den Broek-Blaak back after pregnancy in a busy weekend.

With Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the spring classics on the horizon, the Belgian superstar snags an unexpected win: 'This gives a lot of confidence.'

'Flanders is now a climber's race': Cobbles guru Wilfried Peeters believes Belgian superstar will race De Ronde when the time is right.

The perfect Valentine's day cards for the special someone in your life, whether they're a cyclist or not.

Belgian superstar finishes last for first time in his career, and Vuelta a España champion helps save the day for Visma-Lease a Bike: 'I did everything I could to help Jan.'

Pedersen blitzed to six victories in eight race-days already this year – but monument fame is all that counts as time ticks against the Dane.

Will Van Aert break his Flanders-Roubaix curse in 2024? Form-finding February racing in Spain, Portugal will give clues.

Kuss kick-starts in Spain on Saturday, Evenepoel clicks into gear in Portugal, Wout van Aert and Mikel Landa also launch 2024 as 'busy season' begins.

To 'cross or not to 'cross? The outcome of MVDP's far-stretching 2024 season could crush or confirm the multi-discipline dream.

'It's not impossible against Mathieu': Could the 21-year-old starlet and 'son of Sven' stun MVDP in Tábor?

Sunday's race in Tábor could be Van der Poel's last cyclocross worlds. Will his winter have been a waste without a sixth rainbow jersey?

The once-underdog, now-mighty Dutch super team is pushing the accelerator in 2024: 'The mentality doesn't change. We do not sit back and relax.'

World champion's push to win eleventh consecutive race derailed by bad luck in Spain.

World champion rides brilliantly but settles for fifth after two mishaps in dazzling World Cup.

Gazzetta dello Sport estimates pay for the top-10 earners in the WorldTour – and there are a few surprises.

Will the new Red Bull-Bora superteam get wings with the arrival of Van Aert and Evenepoel in 2025?

Van Aert shuns Italian classics in hunt for glory at Flanders, Roubaix; backs Visma's classics core as 'even stronger' in 2024.

Van der Poel steamrollers the CX elite on iconic sandy course for ninth win in nine, fellow world champ Van Empel dominates women's.

Face off: MVDP has won eight from eight this winter, is he taking the stoke out of cyclocross? Velo's editors argue it out.

Officials confirm a merger that is the latest move in Red Bull's growing presence in the road racing space.

'I can never imitate this intensity in training': Strava files, rider insights reveal how CX is the ultimate catapult into the spring classics.

Biggest winning margin of season sees Van der Poel asserting his superiority.

In this latest installment of Velo's predictions for 2024, European editor Andrew Hood looks into cycling's crystal ball for sweeps, doubles, triples, and other new historic markers.

Clash of the 'Big Three' fails to materialize as Van Aert and Pidcock hit by bad luck.

Danish cobble-basher sticking to what works best in approach to monuments and Olympic Games in 2024: 'We have my plan to beat those guys.'

'He's a level too high': MVDP deploys inch-perfect power-up to pummel Pidcock and Iserbyt in Diegem and continue unbeaten streak.