Wout van Aert has returned to coaching after a brief vacation break following the top of his street racing season, with the 2025-26 cyclocross season over the winter the following aim in his sights.
The Belgian racer concluded his season with the Tremendous 8 Traditional on September 20, rounding out a 12 months which noticed him win levels on the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France along with taking podium locations at Dwars door Vlaanderen and De Brabantse Pijl.
Van Aert took a household trip after ending his season a month in the past, however on Tuesday, he was again to coaching once more in preparation for racing by the winter.
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He accomplished a flat 107km coaching trip close to his house in Herentals on Tuesday morning, using three hours at a mean velocity of 32.5kph. Nonetheless, the Strava trip title of ‘cramped’ suggests he was a bit rusty after a number of weeks off the bike.
On Wednesday, Van Aert was again on the bike for a 62km trip, taking over a equally flat route in just below two hours.
The Visma-Lease A Bike chief will return to the mud of cyclocross this winter, although his schedule hasn’t but been confirmed with the European top-level season having just lately gotten underway.
Riders together with Michael Vanthourenhout, Toon Aerts and Felipe Orts have already scored victories at races together with Kermiscross Ardooie, Superprestige Ruddervoorde, and Nacht van Woerden. The ‘huge three’ of Van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, and Tom Pidcock aren’t anticipated to affix the motion simply but, nonetheless.
Final 12 months, Van Aert and Van der Poel did not make their season debuts till the Christmas Kerstperiode of racing.
Van Aert gained two out of six races throughout his restricted season, whereas Van der Poel was unbeaten in eight, together with the World Championships in Liévin. Pidcock, in the meantime, skipped ‘cross season altogether, as an alternative opting to concentrate on getting ready for his first 2025 street season together with his new crew, Q36.5.
