Wout van Aert Archives

Four Takeaways from the 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico

March 15, 2026 at 6:48 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

There was never a moment over this seven-day race when Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) did not look like the inevitable winner, not even when his good friend and rival Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe) took over the GC lead by 2 seconds after Thursday’s…

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Pogačar Favoured to Win Strade Bianche Against Seixas, Pidcock and van Aert

March 6, 2026 at 12:16 pm2 min reading

Road cycling

Last Saturday and Sunday was Opening Weekend of the road racing season, though there had been plenty of racing before. It was, in fact, the opening weekend of the spring Classics season with the Omloop Nieuwsblad, won easily by Mathieu van der Poel, and Sunday’s…

The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Kicks Off the Spring Classics Season

February 27, 2026 at 11:15 am3 min reading

Road cycling

This weekend is called Opening Weekend for a reason, and Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the official opening of the Spring Classics season. Though there’s been plenty of racing already, it is considered the real start of the road-racing season.

The Visma–Lease a Bike Curse Strikes Again – or Is It Just Bad Luck?

February 12, 2026 at 12:20 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

In late 2024, after the devastating injuries to Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert, I speculated, tongue firmly in cheek, that Visma–Lease a Bike may have been hit by a curse after its unprecedented triumph of winning all three Grand Tours in 2023. I was…

Visma–Lease Bike Targets Grand Tours and Classics to Get Back on Top

January 14, 2026 at 12:36 pm2 min reading

Road cycling

After Jumbo-Visma won all three Grand Tours in 2023, still the only team to have accomplished that feat, the two years after that were letdowns for its successor, Visma–Lease a Bike, primarily due to the injuries suffered by its two superstars, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout…

Van der Poel and Brand Double Down on Their Cyclocross Dominance

December 22, 2025 at 11:44 am3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Lucinda Brand (Baloise Glowi Lions) won both UCI Cyclocross World Cup races over this pre-Christmas weekend, extending their winning streaks and reaffirming their dominance of the sport. Both Saturday’s Antwerp race and, especially, Sunday’s at Koksijde were heavy with…

Cyclocross: How It Began, Where It’s At, And Where It Might Be Heading

November 26, 2025 at 2:16 pm2 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

With the UCI Cyclocross World Cup series underway, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert expected to join the fields in a few weeks, and the talk of cyclocross eventually becoming an Olympic sport, we thought it was time to present some background and…

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe Beefs Up for the Tour de France – and the World

November 19, 2025 at 12:03 pm2 min reading

Road cycling

If you open the Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe website and scroll down, you’ll find a story about Tom Pidcock titled “5 legendary moments from Tom Pidcock” and a video, Tom Pidcock on racing road, cyclocross and MTB. If you keep scrolling down, you’ll also find an article…

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Why the “Pogačar Effect” Is Good for Cyclocross

November 14, 2025 at 11:49 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Two recent men’s cyclocross races were a perfect illustration of what I am calling the “Pogačar Effect.” The Pogačar Effect is what happens to a race in which the best rider in the world participates: it reduces the primary interest for spectators to riders fighting…

What Are UAE Team Emirates–XRG’s Plans for Ayuso and del Toro?

August 20, 2025 at 9:53 am2 min reading

Road cycling

A look at the schedules for the rest of the year of the two young UAE Team Emirates–XRG stars, Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro, is, on the face of it, inexplicable. Ayuso is scheduled to ride in the Vuelta a España, the Rwanda World…

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Four Takeaways from the 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico

Pogačar Favoured to Win Strade Bianche Against Seixas, Pidcock and van Aert

The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Kicks Off the Spring Classics Season

The Visma–Lease a Bike Curse Strikes Again – or Is It Just Bad Luck?

Visma–Lease Bike Targets Grand Tours and Classics to Get Back on Top

Van der Poel and Brand Double Down on Their Cyclocross Dominance

Cyclocross: How It Began, Where It’s At, And Where It Might Be Heading

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe Beefs Up for the Tour de France – and the World

Why the “Pogačar Effect” Is Good for Cyclocross

What Are UAE Team Emirates–XRG’s Plans for Ayuso and del Toro?

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Paris-Tour / Paris-Tours Espoirs / Km H/F

Cycling Tour

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