Just five minutes is what Visma-Lease a Bike allowed host Sander Kleikers to question Wout van Aert on stage at their team presentation on Tuesday, before the Belgian star went to sit back down with his fractured ankle, now wrapped up in a boot after surgery, propped up on a small stand and cushion.
But even as he hobbled back to his seat, the optimism from the team surrounding Van Aert's recovery was evident, with teammate Matteo Jorgenson quipping, "He's being dramatic, he looked pretty good on the bike today."
