Wout Van Aert (Jumbo Visma) can look back on a successful season with wins over theOmloop Het Nieuwsbladl’E3 Saxo Bank Classicthree stage wins and the green jersey on the Tour de France… most Tom Boonen still issued criticism during an interview for The last news. “I heard he couldn’t have done better this year, but I don’t agree with that. The only thing missing this year is a Monument, they say. But that’s also all that matters. A rider of his level runs to win these races.” The legend of Belgian cycling returned to our colleagues on the season of the two stars Wout Van Aert et Remco Evenepoel.
Video – Van Aert saw his teammate Remco win the Worlds
“He once again lost a chance to win the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix”
“It’s good to be called the best rider in the world for months, but that’s not the point. Wout has to win classics. Ask him: he will also say that’s what he wants. At the same time, I don’t want to be too strict. Wout was having a very nice spring and he had the misfortune to retire because of the coronavirus at a crucial moment, just before the Tour of Flanders. The result was tough, he once again lost a chance to win the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. Make no mistake, in the meantime, the years pass. I am convinced that he will still succeed, but will he win the Tour of Flanders three times and Roubaix four times? Champions run for these kinds of records. In addition, this other standard bearer of Belgian cycling, Remco Evenepoel, has taken a giant step this year with a victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Vuelta a España and the World Championships.
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“The relationship between Wout and Remco will be interesting to follow”
“Becoming world champion won’t be easier after this year. Evenepoel set a serious precedent. Last year you had the debacle in Leuven and the feud that followed, but at that time Remco was not really a competitor to Wout. He hadn’t gone anywhere until this year. There was a clear ranking: Wout was the leader and Remco was still the teammate. But in 2022 everything changed. Remco will never be behind Wout again. This change is permanent. It might sting Wout. The relationship between Wout and Remco will be interesting to watch. It will not always be as it is now. But it is certain that they will often meet and often need each other.”
Tom Boonen: “Wout van Aert could have done better this year” https://t.co/9Gp5vbkdu5#cycling #course pic.twitter.com/6fVrEeaeBM
— WielerFlits.nl (@WielerFlits) October 12, 2022