
Rounding out the opening weekend of the Tour de France with second and fifth places might sound like a dream to most riders in the professional peloton, but stage 2 and stage 3 of this year's race have been frustration-filled experiences for Wout van Aert and Jumbo-Visma.
The Dutch team, aspiring to win the race once again with Jonas Vingegaard as Van Aert seeks out stage wins, have been forced to settle for a pair of near-misses in San Sébastián and Bayonne, with the dissatisfaction coming to the surface on Sunday afternoon.