After a long Spring Classics campaign, Belgian Wout van Aert decided to take a break–which means 300 km of bike packing with his pals.
On Wednesday, the Jumbo-Visma rider took a Cervelo Aspero-5 gravel bike, and along with three friends, rode 170 km across Belgian from Herentals to Darbury.
On day two, the foursome rode 156km in seven-and-a-half hours, when they headed into France. From the looks of the photos, it was a bit nippy, but they also logged 2,686 m of climbing.
Van Aert won the E3 Saxo classic, and podiumed at Milan-San Remo, Gent-Wevelgem, and Paris-Roubaix. Although he didn’t take the win he so desperately wanted at The Hell of the North, he still had a relatively successful campaign. He will return to action at the Tour de Suisse in his lead-up to the Tour.
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The Belgian went fully gravel with frame bags and gear, but still of course wearing his Team Jumbo-Visma kit.
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