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Alasdair Fotheringham

'One crash too many' - Wout van Aert looks ahead after Vuelta a España accident and injury

The new leader of the general ranking, Team Visma's Wout van Aert, is pictured after finishing in second place in the stage 2 of La Vuelta a Espana cycling tour, a 194 km race between Cascais and Ourem, on August 18, 2024. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP).

Wout van Aert has revealed how the injuries caused by his major crash and abandon in the Vuelta a España two weeks ago are taking longer than anticipated to heal, but also confirmed that he hopes to race cyclo-cross this winter before tackling a full road program in 2025.

Van Aert crashed heavily on stage 16 of the Vuelta a España, suffering a major injury in his right knee and having to abandon. 

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