Wout van Aert has been ruled out of Omloop Nieuwsblad with illness, delaying his season start, his team revealed on Thursday.
The Visma-Lease a Bike star was set to make his comeback to racing on Opening Weekend, but will now take time to recover.
Wout van Aert has been ruled out of Omloop Nieuwsblad with illness, delaying his season start, his team revealed on Thursday.
The Visma-Lease a Bike star was set to make his comeback to racing on Opening Weekend, but will now take time to recover.
“Obviously it’s a big blow for me to miss out on my first race, having prepared for the Classics season the whole winter,” Van Aert said. “We had a good training camp at Sierra Nevada and I was feeling really strong. But unfortunately, it’s also that time of the year where it’s easy to fall ill. I remain positive about the feeling I had on training and am confident that I will be able to return to racing soon. Just not this Saturday.”
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