It could be even better this Sunday, in the event of a victory in Benidorm. On the fast Spanish course where van Aert had already won last year (van der Poel was present but fell at the end of the race), the rider from Visma | Lease a Bike is the favorite for this 10th of 12 World Cup rounds.
Van Aert will go to the start by… bike.
Present in training until last Tuesday with his team in La Nucia, less than 5 kilometers from the starting line of the race on Sunday, Wout van Aert extended his Spanish stay to be in the best possible conditions.
Although he will have the luxury of traveling to the circuit by bike, the Belgian is not the only one to have combined an internship and participation in the Benidorm cyclo-cross. Which promises him strong competition (Nys, Iserbyt, World Cup leader Vanthourenhout, Aerts, Sweeck, Vandeputte….), even if van der Poel will, once again, not be present. The next duel between MVDP, recovered from his rib injury and who nevertheless has a house in Moraira (40 km from Benidorm), and van Aert will take place in Maasmechelen on January 26. A clash that already makes one salivate, especially since the Belgian seems to take great pleasure in the plowing.
-“I always like to come back to cyclo-cross because it’s in my nature, he explained on Tuesday, during his team’s media day. I’ve been doing this since I was eight years old and it would seem weird not to do it. And that helps me for the road season.”
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A road season that will be busy, which explains why the cyclo-cross season is a little less busy than other years (only five starts). Once mentioned, the idea of participating in the world championship in Liévin (France), on February 2, was completely abandoned by van Aert. “Maybe it will be another time. In the years to come, I will do more cyclo-cross and perhaps the Worlds but not in 2025, given the busy season that awaits me.” Proof that he has a sense of priorities. And a lot of appetite.
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