Wout van Aert has gone deep on numerous occasions during Tirreno-Adriatico, but the suffering on his face should be replaced by a smile following the race's conclusion in San Benedetto del Tronto, with his stock for the Classics rising in time for next week's Milan-San Remo.
Van Aert fractured his ankle on January 2 while racing cyclocross and then had to miss Omloop Het Nieuwsblad due to a nasty illness.
