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Tom Thewlis

From 'best condition ever' to 'worst' - Wout van Aert reflects on crashing out of Classics

Wout van Aert.

Wout van Aert says he may have been in his best physical condition ever prior to his horror crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen, which ended the first part of the Belgian’s season and landed him in hospital. 

Van Aert fractured seven ribs, his collarbone and sternum in the high-speed crash which wiped out multiple other riders, including Lidl-Trek’s Jasper Stuyven. 

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