Wout Van Aert

It's a multiple-choice question with a handful of answers.

The BikeExchange-Jayco DS believes that Michael Matthews could have beaten Tadej Pogačar if he was positioned better in uphill finale.

The Brit succinctly sums up a day of dominance from the Belgian.

Catch up on the day’s action here

Slovenian on moving into the yellow jersey after surprise sprint victory in Longwy

American Tour rookie impressed after breakaway with Wout van Aert: 'I've never been ridden out of the wheel like that before.'

Day-long escape is a 'nice way to honour yellow jersey' for protagonist of the Tour’s first week.

'I don’t know what to say. He’s taking the piss isn’t he,' Ineos rider says after the Belgian makes a long-range attack on stage 6.

The longest stage could deliver some real sparks with a steep uphill finale that will guarantee tension until the end.

Simon Clarke wins as Tadej Pogačar gains time

The Belgian retained his yellow jersey by a slim margin after a rollercoaster day for the Dutch squad.

'All I was thinking about was the stage win,' says Powless who pulls into second overall on GC.

Van Aert, Roglič crash while Vingegaard has multiple bike changes after a puncture. Roglič dislocates shoulder but is set to continue race.

The yellow jersey crashes with 96km to go.

Jakobsen: 'Obviously I realize that he [Dylan] and his family also went through hard times. I’ve got a lot of respect for that.'

Jumbo-Visma not risking repeat of buckled wheels seen under Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte at Paris-Roubaix this April.

On the cobbled stage 5 of the Tour de France Wout van Aert has a choice.

Alpecin-Decuninck come up short in the first three sprint stages, shifting hopes to their superstar.

A brief but brutal flurry of action over the Côte du Cap Blanc-Nez gives early indicators ahead of crueller climbs to come.

Tour de Hoody: Sepp Kuss defends his team's ambitious goals of the yellow jersey, green jersey, and stage wins.

Van Aert launched by impressive Jumbo-Visma team

Versatile Belgian ace talks staying patient after his second places and Jumbo-Visma’s opportunity to attack the cobbles.

'Then I saw him and I also heard them laughing behind me,' say Belgian rider.

BikeExchange-Jayco fast man was the only big-name sprinter dropped on stage 4.

Belgian rider drops the best climbers in the world, holds off the chase from the peloton but Roglič shows rare weakness.

Jumbo-Visma lights up race on final climb to distance sprinters and unleash yellow jersey for stunning stage win.

'Everyone within a minute has a chance ... 20 seconds in a Roubaix stage is not much:' Van der Poel spies yellow prize at end of Arenberg pavé.

Richard Plugge asks fans to respect riders as Tour returns to France.

The peloton will be braced for a tricky first day in France on Tuesday.

Peloton whisked off in Sunday evening flight while mechanics and sport directors trundle back to France in long drive.

Sure, a stage win would be nice, but consistency is key if you want to win green. Just ask Peter Sagan.

Final day in Denmark finishes with a flourish as Groenewegen, Van Aert, Philipsen and Sagan lead mass gallop.

Groenewegen wins for the first time at Tour since 2019: 'This means a lot to me after all that happened.'

No celebrating second this time for Jumbo-Visma star: 'It's the first big disappointment.'

'I cannot judge, we have a jury for that,' Sagan said after finishing fourth in stage 3.

By-the-books bunch sprint stage sees pile up at 10km to go, leaving Bahrain-Victorious and EF Education-EasyPost captains losing time.

After coming second again, van Aert is happy to move into the yellow jersey at the Tour de France: “it’s something every cyclist dreams of”.

Another bunch sprint is expected in the final of three stages across Denmark.

Catch up on the sprint thrills and crash spills from the opening road stage of the 2022 Tour de France.

Belgian superstar never gives up and comes away with the maillot jaune: 'If you keep fighting, you get the rewards sooner or later.'

Winds don't blow right for splits on huge Great Belt bridges but huge crash in final three kilometers could cause issues for days to come.

The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl journeyman played giant-killer Friday on wet roads to beat back the best in the world.

Van Aert beats back theories that Lampaert had advantage of drying roads after seeing countryman blast past his provisional best time.

Tadej Pogačar makes huge ride to finish third on the stage and set the tone on title defense as Lampaert surprises the specialists for victory.

Tadej Pogačar begins his title defense at 17:05 CET in what will be a leg-burning 13.2km blast around Copenhagen.

With the yellow jersey up for grabs and potential significant time gaps, tension will be sky high across the swath of the peloton.

'Ewan has to take something out of this Tour, otherwise it’s starting to look like a really disastrous season for him,' says former green jersey king.

Jumbo-Visma duo says arriving to the Alps with all GC options fully intact is key in bid to derail Tadej Pogačar.

Questions remain over the Belgian's knee injury heading into the Tour de France.

Officials confirmed to VeloNews Van Aert is 'good to go' and hopefuly 'ready to be in the mix for the first Tour jerseys' after knee knock last week.

Quick-Step boss questions knee injury keeping Wout van Aert from Belgian nationals as Jumbo-Visma Tour riders steer clear of racing.

Van Aert won't jeopardise his Tour de France, not even for that stunning red, yellow and black jersey.

The 27-year-old will miss the defense of his national road race title after injuring his knee during a training ride.

Jumbo-Visma set to stagger Tour de France lineup reveal due to COVID-19 situation.

'I want to fully focus on stage victories,' says Dutch rider.

The battle for the green jersey between Peter Sagan, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel could be one for the ages.

Bettiol shrugs off embarrassment after thinking he won stage 2 of Tour de Suisse: ‘My friends will all be joking with me today and tomorrow.’

Belgian star will be chasing stage wins and the green points jersey as Jumbo-Visma tries to finally win yellow jersey at the Tour.

Jumbo-Visma takes control of classification with Roglič and Vingegaard, overnight race-leader Van Aert gapped near summit of second HC climb.

Jumbo-Visma in pole position to carry the GC into the Alps, but Ben O'Connor promises to be aggressive.

Ferron attacks out of six rider escape for stunning stage win, Wout van Aert retains GC lead heading into mountainous final weekend.

Wout van Aert says WorldTour relegation system is 'contradictory' as squeezed teams chase any points available.

The Belgian again leaves it late at the Critérium du Dauphiné but this time pulls it out of the bag.

There's no stopping Wout van Aert as he barnstorms toward Tour de France.

The Belgian was not to be denied again after the peloton reeled in the breakaway in the final meters.

Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, Jonas Vingegaard flood the top seven in Critérium du Dauphiné TT as team dials down details ahead of Tour de France.

Italian TT star harbors no yellow jersey dreams that extend beyond opening stage of what he hopes will be Tour debut in Copenhagen next month.

From Chris Froome and Primož Roglič through hot favorites Wout van Aert and Filippo Ganna, here's when to tune in Wednesday.

Van Aert takes consolation in regaining the yellow jersey but rues blown opportunity for missing another chance at victory.

Belgian puts his arms in the air too early as Gaudu takes the stage.

Jumbo-Visma misjudges the chase and Van Aert misses opportunity for another win and cedes the yellow jersey.

Six weeks after closing out his spring, Van Aert got his Tour de France preparation underway with stage 1 victory at the Dauphiné.

After not racing since the Ardennes, Jumbo-Visma star doesn't miss a beat to win the opening stage at Critérium du Dauphiné.

Hayter finishes second with Quinn in third after sprint finish.

Tour de France spots are still up for grabs as Jumbo-Visma holds off on announcing full eight for the French grand tour.

From Chris Froome to Primož Roglič and Wout van Aert, the French stage race is the perfect tuneup before the Tour de France.

Primož Roglič, Brandon McNulty, and Chris Froome headline a marquee starting list that includes a who's who of Tour-bound stars.

Reports in Dutch media suggest that only Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, and Jonas Vingegaard have assured spots on the Jumbo-Visma roster.

Jumbo-Visma to split ambitions between green and yellow jerseys as Primož Roglič looks to overturn Tadej Pogačar's Tour dominance.