Wout Van Aert will try to win the Tour of Flanders again on Sunday. In the meantime, he is already 28 years old and time may already be running out. Although Fabian Cancellara and Philippe Gilbert don’t see it that way.
Fabian Cancellara only won his 1st Tour of Flanders when he was 29 years old and then 2 more victories followed. That is one year older than Wout Van Aert. Cancellara told The newspapaer that if things go wrong, there will still be opportunities. And many opportunities. He is convinced that Van Aert will still win the Ronde. The Swiss is sure of that thanks to his palmares.
Philippe Gilbert also won the Tour of Flanders on his umpteenth participation. In the end he had to wait until he was 34 and it was then his 9th participation.
Gilbert has an explanation for that. He said that it is often people in their thirties who win, because the competition is just so demanding. Although Gilbert also sees that there are exceptions. This is how he thinks of Mathieu van der Poel. Finally, Gilbert added that he cannot imagine that Van Aert will never win the Ronde.
Van Aert already rode the Tour of Flanders 4 times in the past. A 2nd place in 2020 was his best ranking.
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