Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen marks Wout van Aert's return to the race where he crashed at 60km/h and ended his 2024 Classics campaign. With the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, the Belgian is hoping for a far more positive outcome than the broken collarbone and ribs he sustained a year ago.
Following a barrage of criticism and questions after his 15th place at the E3 Saxo Classic, the final Flanders warm-up at Dwars is also a chance to show his form ahead of the big battle against the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, and Mads Pedersen at the Tour of Flanders and then Paris-Roubaix.
