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Different kind of Worlds in Wollongong for Wout van Aert

Different kind of Worlds in Wollongong for Wout van Aert


As Wout van Aert rode through the small beachside suburb of Towradgi and towards the Wollongong city circuit on Thursday clad in his Belgian jersey and distinctive Red Bull helmet, he earned little more than a curious sideways glance from the odd driver and passer-by. 

Did they realise who had just ridden on by? Perhaps, but quite likely not. The rider who in last year’s UCI Road World Championships enjoyed massive spectator support in the cycling heartland of Flanders is facing a very different kind of run up to the Worlds this September. In the country of Australian Rules Football and National Rugby League fanatics, cycling is embraced by a devoted section of the community. But not by all.

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