Another Championship, Another Silver Medal: Wout Van Aert Rues Euros near-Miss
'This year I'm just not there.' Van Aert rides out of disappointing season stung by a 12th championship silver.
Wout van Aert is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma. Van Aert is a three-time winner of the men’s race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, having won in consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Wikipedia
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