Friday, March 29, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Now that the classics are no longer available for Wout van Aert, and the Giro d’Italia is also becoming a particularly difficult affair, the Olympic Games must become the goal of the year for the unfortunate Kempen resident.
At Visma | Lease a Bike is still keeping a close eye on the Giro, but according to the doctor of the Belgian Cycling Federation, Kris Van der Mieren, the big tour will ultimately come too early. “If you fall on that sternum again, it can even have an impact on the heart. You can stabilize the sternum surgically by placing a plate on it, but it still has to heal and will need at least four to six weeks before you have any stabilization. It will take several months for complete healing,” he says The newspapaer.
The cycling association would rather see Van Aert immediately focus on the Olympic Games. The time trial is not until July 27, the difficult road race in Paris is scheduled for August 3.
“If Wout’s rehabilitation goes perfectly, the Games should not be a problem,” Belgian selector Sven Vanthourenhout told the same newspaper. “Riding the Tour is the ideal preparation, but we are talking about Visma | Lease a Bike, where every link in the team is crucial. It is not easy to draft Wout just to build up fitness,” the national coach immediately realizes the difficulty.
2024-03-29 08:04:00
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