After two months of interruption, since the end of Paris-Roubaix, Wout van Aert has again attached a bib this Sunday for the start of the Tour de Suisse. The week-long stage race should serve as the final preparation for the former Belgian champion for the next Tour de France.
”I’m not in top form yet but I’m on my way”, explained the Antwerper to our colleagues from the Nieuwsblad, he who hopes to win a stage this week before concentrating on the Grande Boucle.
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A Tour de France that he may not finish. Van Aert has indeed announced that he was ready to abandon the Grande Boucle if his wife were to give birth during the event. “I don’t intend to miss this”, he explained. His wife Sarah De Bie is due to give birth in the next few weeks, although the exact date is uncertain.
Earlier this month, the Belgian announced that he would not be aiming for the green jersey in the points classification this year, preferring to focus exclusively on stage wins. Would the possible arrival of her second child before the end of the Tour therefore have conditioned her decision? “No not at all. But indeed, I keep in mind that I want to be there.”
