‘My situation is excellent’ – Van Aert turns ideas to Glasgow World Championships
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Just a little over per week after leaving the Tour de France to attend the delivery of his second son, Wout van Aert started his countdown to the World Street Championships in Glasgow by lining out in a criterium in his native Herentals on Thursday night.
As is so typically within the case in such occasions, the native star received the day, with Van Aert pipping Tour inexperienced jersey Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) within the dash.
“I wasn’t fairly positive if I received, additionally as a result of it was darkish,” Van Aert instructed Sporza.
Van Aert had signalled that he would depart the Tour de France if his son was prone to arrive earlier than the tip of the race, and he deserted after his Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard had all however sealed general victory on the Col de la Loze on stage 17.
For the primary time since he made his debut in 2019, Van Aert didn’t win a stage of the Tour, although he positioned second in San Sebastian on stage 2 and at Saint Gervais on stage 15, in addition to inserting third within the Combloux time trial.
Earlier than the Tour, Van Aert confirmed that he wouldn’t goal the inexperienced jersey, citing his need to take care of freshness for the Glasgow World Championships, the place he’ll line out in each the highway race on August 6 and the time trial on August 11.
Regardless of turning into a father, Van Aert seems assured about his probabilities of profitable a rainbow jersey.
“Every little thing is below management for now. It has been a busy few days, however I feel I am nonetheless on monitor for the World Championships. I’ve skilled properly the previous few days,” Van Aert instructed Sporza earlier than the beginning in Herentals.
“In fact, I haven’t got the sensation that I wish to have as a bike owner but. However hopefully that would be the case simply earlier than the Worlds.”
Van Aert took the silver medal in each the time trial and highway race on the Imola Worlds in 2020, and he was additionally a slim second to Filippo Ganna within the time trial in Bruges the next 12 months. The Belgian was fourth in final 12 months’s highway race in Wollongong, the place compatriot Remco Evenepoel soloed to an emphatic victory.
After testing his legs on Thursday night time, Van Aert declared himself happy together with his sensations.
“My legs might be a little bit higher, however I am happy. I got here out of the Tour properly,” Van Aert stated.
“I skilled properly this week and I plan to take action within the coming days. And subsequent week I’ll relaxation and put together for the World Cup.”
Van Aert added that departing the Tour just a few days early had carried out little to vary his strategy to the Worlds, suggesting that turning into a father had left him on a cloud of pleased feelings.
“It’s the identical for everybody. Those that are coming from the Tour have to remain centered and achieve freshness,” Van Aert stated. “You possibly can’t iron rather more out in these weeks. The situation is what it’s, and it is rather good.”
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