Wout van Aert’s carefully laid Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix goals came crashing down at Dwars door Vlaanderen when he broke his collarbone, sternum and several ribs, but little more than a week later the Belgian appears to be starting to feel the recovery process take hold.
“9 days post surgery and I start to feel a little bit like myself again,” Van Aert said in an Instagram post.
Losing the rider most likely to rival favourite Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at those races, however, may not be the end of the reshuffle.
The team said in an update after the rider underwent surgery in Herentals that his participation in the Giro d’Italia, starting on May 4, is still uncertain, with a decision to be made in the coming weeks.
“I hope to be back on my bike soon but at this moment a full recovery of my wounds and broken bones has my absolute priority,” said Van Aert. “I am grateful for the extra time I get to spend with my loved ones.”
Van Aert’s teammate Jonas Vingegaard, Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates), Steff Cras (TotalEnergies) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) were among the riders taken to hospital with fractures and other injuries.
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