Wout van Aert will not race again in 2024 after suffering a “serious” knee injury at the Vuelta a España, his Visma-Lease a Bike team has announced.
The 29-year-old slid out on a wet descent on stage 16 of the Grand Tour, crashing into a rocky edge and abandoning the race. In the moments afterwards, blood streamed from his right knee and elbow, although later scans revealed he had no fractures.