Retired Belgian cycling star Philippe Gilbert has argued that compatriot Wout van Aert’s brutal defeat at Paris-Roubaix was due to his “taking too many risks” in the race.
Van Aert’s chances of fighting for victory in the Hell of the North were all but wrecked when he punctured just as arch-rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was launching his race-winning attack in the final hour.
