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Alasdair Fotheringham

‘Last-minute decision’ for Wout van Aert nets Belgian first road victory of season

Van Aert Wout Van Aert Algarve Olav Kooij
TAVIRA PORTUGAL FEBRUARY 16 Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma Lease a Bike celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 50th Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2024 Stage 3 a 1922km stage from Vila Real de Santo Antonio to Tavira on February 16 2024 in Tavira Portugal Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images.

Less than a week after Wout van Aert kicked off his 2024 road campaign by leading out Visma-Lease A Bike fastman Olav Kooij to triumph in the Clásica de Almería, at the Volta ao Algarve on Friday it was the Belgian’s turn to blast to a sprint win.

While Kooij’ victory was the outcome of a typical mass dash for the line of some 70 riders, Van Aert’s first win of his season was much more opportunistic, coming after the peloton shattered in the final kilometre.

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