2022 PARIS-ROUBAIX The Day Before...
April, 15 - Exploring the Cobblestones of Hell.
Quarantined for days because of corona. He has not raced since Gent-Wevelgem on April 27. And only be able to explore 'hell' a few days before the race. There are more reasons to not assign the Belgian champion WOUT VAN AERT as a favorite than that there are cobblestone sections in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, April 17. But whatever his Jumbo-Visma team tries, all eyes – including those of the peloton – will be on him again.
He would have lost his top form. Not be a candidate for victory. It is quite possible that he acts as a 'helper' for teammates Christophe Laporte, Mike Teunissen and Nathan Van Hooydonck (picture). They have done everything at Jumbo-Visma to temper expectations about van Aert...
(photo in "Het Nieuwsblad", April 16, 2022)
Wout van Aert finished second the day of the race (April 17).
2022 PARIS-ROUBAIX The Day Before...
April, 15 - Exploring the Cobblestones of Hell.
Quarantined for days because of corona. He has not raced since Gent-Wevelgem on April 27. And only be able to explore 'hell' a few days before the race. There are more reasons to not assign the Belgian champion WOUT VAN AERT as a favorite than that there are cobblestone sections in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, April 17. But whatever his Jumbo-Visma team tries, all eyes – including those of the peloton – will be on him again.
He would have lost his top form. Not be a candidate for victory. It is quite possible that he acts as a 'helper' for teammates Christophe Laporte, Mike Teunissen and Nathan Van Hooydonck (picture). They have done everything at Jumbo-Visma to temper expectations about van Aert...
(photo in "Het Nieuwsblad", April 16, 2022)
Wout van Aert finished second the day of the race (April 17).