VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, FRANCE - JUNE 11: Wout van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma | Lease a Bike celebrates at podium as stage winner during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 5 a 195.8km stage from Saint-Chamond to Parc des Oiseaux Villars-les-Dombes / #UCIWT / on June 11, 2026 in Parc des Oiseaux Villars-les-Dombes, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).
After being ruled out of racing the Tour de France with an elbow injury, Wout van Aert is deep into preparations for his revised goals of the Vuelta a España and Road World Championships.
The Belgian underwent surgery on the infected elbow, injured in a pre-Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes crash, in mid-June and was soon back on his bike.
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