Eddy Merckx presented the Nieuwsblad Flandrien Trophy to Wout van Aert. — © David Stockman
With his time trial victory on the penultimate day of the Tour de France, Flandrien Wout van Aert impressed cycling icon Eddy Merckx the most. “It’s unlikely what he showed there. I knew he is a versatile rider, but winning such a time trial on the penultimate day of a grueling Tour, that was really great.”
Hugo Coorevits
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