Wout van Aert on Philippe Gilbert: “In Roubaix I saw how classy he was”

Philippe Gilbert bowed out. The Walloon rider with 80 professional victories has inspired several generations of riders.

Wout van Aert came back to the moment that marked him the most in the career of the rider from Liège: “I immediately think of Paris-Roubaix in 2019, his last big victory. I was in the leading group with him when he attacked.”