Regardless of Wout van Aert struggling a number of main accidents – together with damaged ribs, collarbone and sternum – on the Dwars door Vlaanderen, the Belgian star might nonetheless be in line to start out the Giro d’Italia in Might.
Van Aert was dominated out of each the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix following the crash, together with his debut on the Giro additionally a doubt because the Grande Partenza is just a month away.
Van Aert apparently left hospital and returned house on Saturday after present process surgical procedure. A good friend posted on Instagram that he loved frites and mayonnaise on Sunday but it surely as not clear if he watched the Tour of Flanders as rival Mathieu van der Poel dominated the race.
Nevertheless, regardless of his Visma-Lease A Bike staff saying there’s “no information” about Van Aert’s restoration to date, Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws has prompt that beginning the Giro d’Italia on Might 4 is a “critical choice”.
Van Aert reportedly does not need to intrude together with his preparation for the Paris Olympic Video games later within the yr by switching the Giro d’Italia for the Tour de France, so the Italian Grand Tour remains to be the goal.
“A requirement [to race the Giro] is that the fractures proceed to heal correctly, the rehabilitation proceeds shortly, and he can full a minimal of coaching,” Het Laatste Nieuws reported, including that the 29-year-old would want to develop into the race as he did within the 2021 Tour de France.
“In keeping with our data, the primary ache has subsided from his damaged ribs, collarbone, and sternum,” the newspaper reported.
“Collaborating within the 2024 Tour de France isn’t in Van Aert’s thoughts. He has deliberate an altitude camp in July to arrange for the Olympic Video games in Paris. He does not need to deviate from that preparation.”
In the meantime, Visma-Lease A Bike directeur sportif Grischa Niermann instructed Het Laatste Nieuws that the staff has no information to report on Van Aert.
“There is not any information to report about his rehabilitation,” he mentioned, defending his rider. “We’ll have a look at this additional within the coming days and let the medical doctors determine what is feasible.”
Van Aert, who must wait till subsequent spring to try to add the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix to his palmarès could be working as final man within the lead-out practice for younger sprinter Olav Kooij ought to he race the Giro.
Cian Uijtdebroeks is ready to guide Visma-Lease A Bike’s GC cost with the likes of Wilco Kelderman and Attila Valter racing in supporting roles.
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