After Wout van Aert dedicated his Paris-Roubaix victory to former teammate Michael Goolaerts, who died during the 2018 race, the latter's parents were left understandably emotional, saying, "We're not superstitious, but we think our Michael rode with Wout today."
It's a testament to who Van Aert is as a person that when he crossed the line victorious at Paris-Roubaix, the biggest triumph of his career, it was Goolaerts and his family who were on his mind as he pointed to the sky and the emotions flooded out of him.
