Wout van Aert

Will it be Wout vs Mathieu? And Annemiek vs Anna? Or will some dark horse ride away with the spoils? Surprises are in the forecast for the white roads of Tuscany.

The elite men's peloton is bubbling over with talent and ambition that will spill across the 2021 spring classics campaign.

Jumbo-Visma star races for the first time in 2021 in much anticipated duel with Mathieu van der Poel and world champion Julian Alaphilippe over white roads of Tuscany.

Rivalries, ambition, luck and team strength will play out across one of cycling's most spectacular routes at Strade Bianche.

Slovenian star adding one-day races to ambitious goals in 2021 with scheduled debuts at Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne.

Jumbo-Visma confident Van Aert will be ‘ready to race’ despite skipping Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in order to spend more time at altitude before classics campaign.

How to watch Strade Bianche men's and women's races in real-time.

Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal believes Wout van Aert vs. Mathieu van der Poel among the greatest rivalries in pro sports.

Riders agree that Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert have enormous influences on the classics — no matter if they're present or not.

From Le Samyn to Strade Bianche to Paris-Nice, here's a look at this week's packed pro road racing calendar.

Deceuninck-Quick-Step vows to 'isolate' the budding classics stars in bid to take them down.

Here's the news making headlines for Monday, March 1.

From van der Poel's two-hour attack to SD Worx's daylong stranglehold, the 'opening weekend' shone a light on the classics season to come.

The classics kicked off with excellent editions of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

Officials are optimistic the Italian monument will be contested on its traditional March date.

Here's the news making headlines for Tuesday, February 16.

Wout van Aert will skip Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne to prepare for 2021. Van Aert has huge ambitions for the season.

Ineos Grenadiers also hopes Tom Dumoulin returns to racing: 'Hopefully he’ll come back better and stronger.'

Racers will tackle the iconic white roads, with the familiar leg-busting finale, in early March.

Greg Van Avermaet says dynamic duo 'are the main players now' in the spring classics.

Clashes with Van Aert set to continue as Dutch cyclocross master begins inevitable pivot toward road racing.

If you had money to burn and could sign either one, who would it be? We ask our billionaire wanna-be's.

The Dutch took home all four rainbow jerseys from a sandy CX Worlds in Oostende, Belgium.

Triple world champion rolls back the years with resolute ride into 18th at Ostende.

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Wout van Aert settles for second after being unable to overcome a front puncture.

Van Aert chooses to play underdog ahead of cyclocross world championship clash despite history of success on similar courses.

How fans in the U.S. and Canada can watch this weekend's 2021 UCI cyclocross world championships in Ostende, Belgium.

This weekend's cyclocross world championships will add fresh vigor to the duo's long rivalry ahead of cobblestone clashes in April.

Defending champion has scouted the worlds' course and says he's not concerned by Wout van Aert's strong record on beachy circuits.

Here's a full preview of this weekend's racing, from the curveball sandy course to the American challengers and a broadcaster guide.

Australian veteran will be racing the 'cross worlds Sunday with long view on the classics: 'For the classics, cyclocross is the best preparation. You see that with Mathieu and Wout.'

Outbreak of new variant of COVID-19 in host city puts this weekend's worlds at risk of closure.

Wout van Aert and Lucinda Brand wrap up World Cup overall with world championships approaching next weekend.

Team reveals Tom Dumoulin had been receiving professional help last year, backs Dutchman in mutual decision to take a career break.

Two world champions take victories in first of a pair of warm-up races ahead of the 2021 world championships next weekend.

Our take on how Jumbo-Visma fended off Ineos Grenadiers to secure Wout Van Aert's contract extension.

George Bennett to lead at Giro d'Italia, while Primož Roglič, Tom Dumoulin, Steven Kruijswijk return to Tour de France, with Sepp Kuss and Wout van Aert as wingmen.

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Belgian superstar extends contract with Dutch team, putting an end to speculation he may move to Ineos Grenadiers.

'Cross racing returns with low-key race that Alvarado and van der Poel both sat out.

Frenchman throwing full focus into classics campaign before contemplating Tour de France, Olympics and worlds.

With two individual time trials back in the mix, how much of a factor will they be in the 2021 Tour de France?

Check out Iain Treloar's author page.

Van Aert dedicates victory to wife and six-day-old son as he takes fourth national title.

Wout van Aert is under contract with Jumbo-Visma until the end of 2021 and the team is said to be close to negotiating a contract extension.

The Road Book is an almanac of stats, stories, and trivia that cover the length and breadth of the 2020 men's and women's season. Here's Jim Cotton's look at it.

Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos will eventually get new Cervelos to suit their palmares.

There was A LOT of cyclocross racing through the holidays, and the world championships are now just three races away. Here's what we learned from the festive 'cross calendar.

Van der Poel unstoppable after going solo from second lap, Betsema betters Lucinda Brand and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado.

Team Jumbo-Visma switched from Bianchi to Cervélo bikes on January 1 – except there is no CX machine ready for racing.

Alpecin-Fenix doubles up at X20 Trofee Baal.

Tadej Pogačar or Primož Roglič? Anna van der Breggen or Annemiek van Vleuten? Wout or Mathieu? On today's podcast we debate the top performers of 2020.

Belgian supremo increasing his focus on road racing despite years-long cyclocross rivalry with Mathieu van der Poel.

Organizers defend their decision to push on with the waterlogged Dendermonde race that saw some riders thriving and some just surviving.

Racing played out on a stormswept course with axle-deep mud and standing water that left riders sinking knee-deep into swampy grass.

Chaotic men's race takes several contenders out of contention in opening laps while women's race comes down to tight five-way battle.

Van Aert hoping there's more success to come as further clashes with Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock loom on the horizon.

Ineos Grenadiers could be courting Wout van Aert; Wilco Kelderman's take on the Giro; Chad Haga takes us inside Team Sunweb's Giro d'Italia.

Van Aert takes first 'cross victory of the season at X2O Trofee, Del Carmen Alvarado ends unlucky streak with peerless performance.

Here are five takeaways from the first big-name battle ahead of the January world championships.

Transfer to Ineos Grenadiers? Wout, say it ain't so.

Van der Poel wins much-hyped battle with Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock; U.S. national champ Clara Honsinger takes breakout second-place in women's race.

Jumbo went big in 2020; Boels-Dolmans has dominated for for years.

Primož Roglič's Vuelta a España-winning Bianchi currently stands at €7,000 in online auction that includes bikes ridden by Sepp Kuss, Wout van Aert and more.

Are the discipline's two biggest stars too dominant in both the racing and the reporting of cyclocross?

Van Aert succeeds Remco Evenepoel as the recipient of the award that recognizes the best Belgian cyclist of the year.

Van Aert simply crushed it this year, from the white roads of Strade Bianche to the mountains of the grand tours.

He's dominated the U23 ranks on the road, mountain bike and cyclocross, and now is poised to become the new challenger for van Aert and van der Poel's cross-discipline crown.

Last month Wout van Aert published the recipe for his broth-flavored Champion Oats oatmeal. Our intrepid editor decided to cook and then eat this savory concoction.

Van der Poel to return to 'cross racing this weekend; first clash with Wout van Aert likely to come the following Sunday.

Don't expect to see fans lining the course, or crowding the pits in Ostend, Belgium on January 30 - 31.

Wout van Aert finishes fourth in men's race, Brand fined after obstructing Alvarado in the pit lane.

The peloton's speed merchants will have three clear opportunities for victory in the first week of the 2021 Tour de France.

Brand continues dominant streak with powerful ride; Vanthourenhout beats Eli Iserbyt and Wout van Aert in men's race.

Eli Iserbyt takes dominant victory on technical city-center circuit, Lucinda Brand wins women's race.

Peloton's 'puncheurs' and GC riders will be challenged right from ‘grand départ’ at 2021 Tour de France.

Cross-discipline duo have been fierce rivals for longer in cyclocross than they have been on the road. With a narrow defeat at Tour of Flanders fresh in the memory, Van Aert is braced for more as 'cross season kicks off.

Retired Swiss great spoke with VeloNews about Filippo Ganna's classics ambitions and the red-hot rivalry between Wout van Aert and Matthieu van der Poel.

The Belgian all-star is hoping to target one-week races in 2021. I'm all for it – provided he keeps crushing it in the classics.