It has been nearly 10 months since Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) has raced on his cyclocross bike, and the first sign for the end of this hibernation came this week when the former World Champion began his ‘annual wake-up call’ of ‘cross training in his home province of Antwerp.
On Tuesday, Van Aert completed a 68.8km ride from Herentals, the majority of unpaved roads between Lille and Kasterlee to the north, averaging 26.8 kph over a two and half hour effort. Today he added a 146.7km ride on the roads to the south near Leuven, averaging 32.1 kph across four and half hours.
