Riders and sports directors · 28 dispatches
Wout van Aert
All dispatches about Wout van Aert. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Giro 2027 goes Mortirolo, Gavia, Mortirolo again, and Rik already opens the office
The 2027 Giro has seven summit finishes, including a queen stage from Sondrio over the Mortirolo, the Gavia, the Mortirolo again and Aprica, with 4,500 metres of climbing. According to 7sur7, Remco…
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Iserbyt finds the Koppenberg dry despite the storm, Sandrine puts the hose away
Eli Iserbyt, interviewed by HLN at the top of the Koppenberg, says the Koppenbergcross course is dry and hard despite last week’s storm, and the riders will do an extra lap. He…
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Van Aert still targets the Ronde and the Worlds, Myriam opens two columns in the folder
At 32, Wout van Aert says he is still targeting the Ronde (the Tour of Flanders), the only major spring race missing from his palmarès according to WielerFlits, as well as the…
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In Ibiza, the guaranteed star is not named, Myriam notes there is no start list
A cycling festival in Ibiza brings together Johan Museeuw, Marcel Kittel, Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos. The most expensive package, at least £4,000 (about €4,600), guarantees stars on the guided rides,…
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At Dendermonde, 100 kilos of mussels for the winner, Myriam asks if the shell counts
The HG Cross in Dendermonde, which opens the Belgian cyclo-cross season, becomes the Mosselcross thanks to the sponsor Vishandel Borremans. Elite winners receive 100 kilograms of mussels, the youth categories 50 kilograms.
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Sven Nys says racing ten days in a row is impossible, Xavier recounts his Christmas rides
Sven Nys, team manager of Baloise Verzekeringen-Het Poetsbureau Lions, tells Sporza that the cyclocross calendar packs too many races around Christmas. He proposes a better spread, perhaps alternating from one season to…
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At Dendermonde the sand slope is now climbed on foot, and Rik watches those behind
The HG Cross Dendermonde opens the cyclo-cross season in Belgium, at Grembergen. On the course redrawn by Mario De Clercq, the steep slope riders used to descend in the sand now has…
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Lefevere defends earpieces for the oil slick, Sandrine thinks of the batteries
According to WielerFlits, Patrick Lefevere is firmly opposed to banning earpieces at the world and European championships. He cites the example of an oil slick on the road, where the radio at…
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“Mexico was already in sight”, says Benoot on Strava, Xavier watches the trace stop
Tiesj Benoot and Quinten Hermans rode out from the Belgian base camp before the Montreal World Championships, were stopped at the US border and held for a few hours. Benoot titled the…
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Gilbert proposes one or two radio captains per team, Sandrine checks the batteries
On the RTL Sports cycling programme Dans Le Peloton, Philippe Gilbert proposed that each team name one or two captains, and that a test race be run with one or two radios…
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“The course did not lie,” says De Cauwer, Sandrine checks the pressure anyway
Tipped as the big favourite, the Belgian squad watched Remco Evenepoel finish 12th at the Montreal Worlds, a result the American Brandon McNulty made the most of. For José De Cauwer, on…
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Evenepoel calls it a bad day at the Worlds, Xavier has one every Sunday
World champion in the time trial, Remco Evenepoel was nowhere near the front of the road race won by Brandon McNulty in Montreal. He spoke of a “bad day” and is due…