This Is Why Wout van Aert is one of the world's most powerful cyclists
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- Van Aert was born on 15 September 1994 in Belgium, Herentals, Flanders, to Henk van Aert and Ivonne Boeckx.
“We gave away the best of us to Wout... And we are left with 'the surplus'” his father joked.
When his parents were asked asked about where Wout has inherited his traits, his father Henk replied. “Both of us, I think. We have given away the best to our Wout and are left with the surplus ourselves. (laughing heartily together).
No immediate members of Wout’s family were involved in bike racing, Rik van Looy was also born in Herentals, Flanders. He won all five of cycling’s one-day classics, two world titles and the Tour de France’s points classification.
Although one of his father's cousins is Dutch former professional cyclist Jos van Aert.
Early Career Success.
Wout van Aert first made a name for himself during the 2011-12 season, when he won the junior race at the Cyclo-cross Ruddervoorde in Belgium. He continued to win regularly and finished second in the Belgian and World Junior Championships.
At the start of 2013, he won the U23 Cyclo-cross Superprestige, along with overall second place in the U23 World Cup, behind Mathuieu Van der Poel.
Jos Van Aert and Mathuieu’s father Adrie Van Der Poel had rivalry of their own through the 90’s.
How was Wout able to adapt to the road?
A high VLamax enables cyclocross riders to be explosive. The Glycolytic energy system produces high power. This energy system burns carbohydrates. It turns glucose into lactate. While doing so, it creates energy (anaerobically). The more active this energy system is, the more lactate it produces. Therefore, the maximal lactate production flux, (VLamax), of a rider tells us about the maximum ability of that rider to produce energy or power via the glycolytic energy system.
“My VLamax was too high” - Wout van Aert
A high VLamax means that more carbohydrates are burned quickly. The Glycolytic system prepares the carbohydrates to fuel the Aerobic system and produces energy in doing so.
An increase in VLamax will increase the amount of carbohydrates burned (limited source of fuel) and therefore decrease the amount of fat burned (unlimited source of fuel),.
When VLamax decreases (dashed line), an athlete will burn less carbohydrates (red line) and more fat (green line). When VLamax increases (solid line), an athlete will burn more carbohydrates and less fat.
“For a relatively short cyclocross race this might not be a huge problem,” as Van Aert explains. “However, when you burn all your carbohydrates in the first hour of a 6-hour road race, you have a serious problem.”
The VLamax of Wout van Aert was too high to properly switch from cyclocross season to road cycling.
“Lowering VLamax keeps my sugars (carbohydrates) for the final, so I don’t waste them already in the beginning.”
A decrease in VLamax will also increase the Anaerobic Threshold (FTP). “My high VLamax had a positive effect on peak power, but a negative effect on a high steady pace”
There is an optimal VLamax for every race. Winning a race often requires a high power attack or sprint. Just because someone with a very high VLamax could benefit from decreasing it, does not mean everybody should aim for the lowest VLamax possible! You need a minimum VLamax to win a race!
Wout van Aert implemented workouts that target a decrease in VLamax.
“FatMax training involves: Four uphill repetitions of 20 minutes around 350 watts, 3minis on high cadence, 2 mins on low cadence.”
Wout’s coach on the likelihood of him winning the tour.
Wielerflits asked van Aert's coach, Marc Lamberts, about his opinion on the possibility. He explained. “If you look purely at power, Wout is just as strong as, for example, Greg Van Avermaet. And he pedals the same power as Sep Vanmarcke. But will he still achieve that power after 250 kilometres? This may be feasible in the long run, but it will take time," he said.
For the question, can Wout van Aert win the Tour de France one day, Lamberts is clear. “Top 10, that's possible. But he cannot win the Tour. Unless there are no steep uphill finishes and the Tour stays away from the high mountains.”
However Lamberts explains that a normal preparation would not be enough, as Van Aert's body composition is not that of a climber, and would have to undergo serious changes if he were ever to be in a true battle for a Grand Tour.
“There is about 0.6 watts per kilogram of body weight difference between Wout's threshold and the threshold of the best classification riders. That's a lot. Moreover, Wout has no fat reserve, so you can't get it there either," he explained. For now van Aert can enjoy his and Jumbo-Visma's incredibly successful Tour de France.
Is Wout Capable of winning the Tour de France? Have your say in the comments!
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I’d rather see him not try to go for yellow in the future. He makes the TDF more exciting racing the way he does. He made this years TDF exciting as hell.
How exciting is hell?
I’d rather say he made it exciting as ever
@@YouOnlyLiveHans hell is pretty exciting
I truly don't believe he could contend for the overall in the Tour even if he wanted to. While he has shown he can climb well enough to win a mountain stage, I don't think he can climb well in the high mountains day after day like you have to to win the GC. He might hang for a while like Julian Alaphilippe did in 2019, but eventually I think he'd have a day where he would lose significant time.
Fully agrée his style of racing is extremely attractive
although he’s insanely strong he’s almost 20kg heavier than some of the other climbers so just wouldn’t be able to compete in the mountains
He ended the 2022 TDF in 22 place, 95 minutes behind the winner..Won the green jersey and 3 stages....This is a multi-talented rider like a great play maker in soccer... Jumbo Visma is very lucky to sign him up.
Exceptional performance, I think we are about to witness a few years of Jumbo dominance.
What's more, if he would have won the final mountain stage where he finished 3rd, he would have won the polkadot as well! Best cyclist since Merckx, and I've been following cycling closely for over 20 years.
And honestly if there is no team I honestly think he would have won or place top 3
Big fan of Wout! Anything is possible, thanks for explaining why Wout the steamroller is such an absolute Beast of an Athlete. ❤ seeing him race
Wout is fantastic to watch, but he is also an unbelievable team member. When he is in Jumbo he gives his team the X-factor, because the good relationship between members is visible and I think it has other teams in awe. They know this team ride for each other, often at the expense of individual goals. This was very apparent in the recent TdF?
He might never win any TDF but he is undoubtedly the world,s best cyclist at present
He makes the pro's look amateur sometimes 😆
Undoubtedly?? Pogacar has won 2 monuments, finished 4 in Flanders (that he could also have won), has won Strade Bianche (6th monument), has won TDF 2 times, has a total of 43 career wins and he leads the UCI ranking. This compares to Wout’s 38 career wins, 1 monument, no grand tour victories and second on UCI ranking, so I would say there is some doubt. Add to this Pogacar is younger. Then look at which races Wout can win. Not many of those that Pogacar couldn’t win also. But if you look at races Pogacar can win, not all of them Wout can win. I love Wout, but his results aren’t there yet to make him the greatest now and especially not all time either. I would actually rather have Van der Poel’s palmares than Wout’s and I would argue Evenepoul has a greater potential than both of them and almost as good results already now as Wout. I would also throw in Alaphilippe and Roglic. They both have very impressive victories (but has been set back this season). So based on results and potential I don’t think it is unanimous. We should look beyond just this Tour when establishing who is the best rider. But wow is cycling great right now!
@@poursuivant5167 maybe thats because jumbo visma are on the best juice atm... Im having DeJa Vu back to the US Postal days here... Jumbo Visma riders just never seem to have bad days
Would also argue that based just on this Tour alone Jonas Vingegaard was better than WVA. Winning the Tour the KOM jersey and 2 stages is the best result. Jonas and Wout did equally good ITTs. Wout put on a great show though
he can win the tdf if he wants to
He may not win the tour de france but is decisive in deciding who does win. The king maker!
Why would he focus on Tour de France when he has teammates able to win it. From a team perspective it makes more sense for him to aim for Flanders or Roubaix, heck he could very well target a win in every cycling monuments like Merckx or Van Looy. What he's already achieved at the Tour is already mind-blowing, there aren't a lot of people able to win a bunch sprint, a mountain stage and a time trial in the same Tour de France.
From a team perspective it doesn't make sense with the current lineup at Jumbo. It would have to be purely a WVA decision to go for it, that would most certainly result in him transferring to another team. He's ridiculously talented, like you said, he's already achieved so much. He might get that impetus to have a shot?
@@poursuivant5167 well, I think he still has unfinished business in the classics which suits his current shape, this Tour also showed the importance of a strong team, there are few teams that could afford having him as a leader and all the support he'd need, but the same is often asked to prominent riders like Alaphilippe and Van Der Poel, at the end of the day only one guy can be the winner
There's only one.
His most beautifull victory was the stage in the tour, where he had to climb the mont Ventoux 2 times in 1 stage. And war still more then 3 minits ahaed of the second rider.... This was beautiful!! Its about time Wout will go to a team where he can be a headman of a solid team. He deserve it and he proved it so manny times !!!!!!!
Wout is half Dutchie. His dad is Dutch born and moved to Belgium. Only fitting to his story that his uncle Jos van Aert was competing against Adrie van der Poel in the Dutch nationals. Now he and Mathieu are rivals themselves. You can't script that stuff.
Even funnier is that van der Poel is half Belgian (his accent is more Flemish than Dutch)
@@yossarian644 Adrie van der Poel moved to Belgium just like Henk van Aert. Something about taxes.... ;P. You can still hear a bit of his dad's accent as well though.
@@kristinabrons4676 Haha true!
@@yossarian644 And half French too.
It diminishes cycling just to focus on the tours. 1 day races are a different and in some ways more exiting thing. In which Wout excels......
One day races are very exciting to watch! I suppose It's a barometer of true greatness when a rider achieves wins at the classics and in grand tours.
But that's not the case though. He is not as good in 1 day races as he is in the Tour. In the Tour he destroys, especially in the third week, he looks like Eddy Merckx. He hasn't won a single Monument yet.
@Val O'Connell I forgot about MSR, my bad. But chill out dude, my point still stands. In the Tour he is the best rider i have ever seen, in one day races, he is good but not as successful.
@Val O'Connell You are a weirdo, my dude. I'm as much a fan as you are, but right now you should take it down a few notches. I'm sure you don't have many people left to talk to, so chill the fuck out from time to time, when somebody has a different opinion.
My point absolutely stands. In the tour, he is a monster. In the classics, he isn't. He is still really good, but not a monster. End of story.
@@poursuivant5167 Pogi wins both !
i don't think so and I wouldn't want him to try. He is so fabulous to watch and lights up the races. Yellow jersey riders are boring to watch.
As a Dane I can say THE cycling moment of recent years was the way Mads Petersen rode like a champ. And became champion of the world. In 2019.
They are boring... until the fireworks go off on the mountains, like in this years tour. That was epic!
This guy is insanely strong, and such a friendly humble person as well!
Wout was the TDF this year. Let’s be honest. The GC chase is about lightest rider winning, it’s often dull watch stage after stage of teams just following each.
Wout and the other young riders attacking each day , going for broke is why I watch.
Viva La Green Jersey
He's got that box ticked off, almost seemed too easy! Made the peloton look amateur at times!
The GC is a competition of the strongest survives the most which is also a mind game. I prefer the yellow all day any day
They were riding for GC with Jonas, absolutely. I was referring to the sheer amount of points lead WVA had in the sprint competition.
@Val O'Connell Totally, no one was even close. But to solo break from the peloton on stage four highlighted his ability over the bunch.
Where was the Jasper Philipsen we saw on the Champs-Élysées?
The issue is, with Wout in his current form he's simply unbeatable in many scenarios, despite his job as a domestique!
@Val O'Connell wout is not your average green jersey. He could win every type of race on any given day, time trials, mountain stages, sprints.
Green jersey pacing the yellow jersey after he drops the best GC rider...
Fastest TDF ever.
I need to get me one of these 8kg aero disc brake bikes 😄❤️
It's pro sport people. Enjoy the show.
ALL sports are on the Jumbo Juice. Not just cycling.
Hey buddy, what's up? He's definitely juiced out of his mind.
Dudian rider you tell the same story from many years, you are boring like australian flat surface, with only a few gentle slopes what you call "mountain".
His TT helps him battle for TDF win but he would severely hurt his sprint and stage winning ability in trying to achieve GC goals. Maybe in his older age as he develops his Palmares
Incredibly talented rider 🇧🇪👌
Thanks for the video, lots of good information. Geriant Thomas had Wout on his podcast, and asked him about GC prospects. Wout said he would need to lose a lot of weight. Good listen with other good insights. Several rides have made the transition to GC riders it is not easy or quick. Some feel he will need to change teams if he wants to go that way.
Glad you liked it! It's not impossible for Wout to make that switch, I suppose it's really down to what Jumbo need from him, they already have two GT winners in Primoz and now Jonas, do they need another? He's doing a great job in the position he's in. I think it will come down to what Wout's own objectives are for his future.
He's got the classics to complete first, I'm certain they are his #1 target.
Agree with you that if he was to go for GC anywhere, the Vuelta would be the place, initially.
As I mentioned in the video the CX racing style helps to an extent but doesn't translate exactly. WVA and VDP love it for the variation it brings, can't see either of them quitting anytime soon!
Thank you from Truckee California
Very welcome, thanks for watching! :)
Thanks interesting stuff. Nice to get to hear some of the science behind it
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching! :)
Numbers are one thing. I also think that his recovery after putting out lots of power is really fast. I think everything is possible for him
2022 TdF he podiumed 8 times. The only riders who have won in all three specialties in a single year are Merckx, Hinault, and Wout in 2021. He is a very special rider. He would need to lose 10kg if he was to complete for the GC.
I don't know if he can win Le Tour, but he's the best rider in the peloton. Perhaps a World Championship this year?
"Rik" van Aert. The new emperor of Herentals. 😊
I would love to see him win at least one TDF.
A great rider he is…….
I don't think he could win the tour, unless he lost 8-10 pounds. But then he would also lose some of his punch. He is already the best at everything except stage races' over all result. He is the best cyclist in the world.
Like Sagan, Wout is just too muscular and lacks the pure stamina to grind that body up the high mountains for long stages, losing time to the lighter smaller pure climbers..
But I wouldn't be surprised, he is a superstar.
You say that but look what he was able to do on Ventoux. He's on another level, commentary ran out of superlatives to describe him in this years tour!
i guess u didnt watch TdF this year.
Yeah I think he can win TdF. That green jersey is just a stepping stone for a possible GC win. Not necessarily the TdF but there is also the Vuelta and Giro.
With the right parcours and peloton composition, he might just have a chance. He's a proven stage winner, it's just whether he can adjust to tackle a GC. We know he's versatile and Wout continues to surprise us all with his performances.
@@poursuivant5167 With Primoz not able to defend Vuelta and WVA nothing more to do he might be a contender for la Vuelta. Jumbo I think has no gc contender. Primoz I think did la Vuelta when he came 2nd at TdF to let off the steam. I think WVA is a great contender provided he does not burn out like MVP. Not sure if the time is adequate for recovery. Let's hope he gets bored and do la Vuelta!
My opinion, he wont tweak his body shape till he won roubaix and/or flanders. If he wins those next year, i see him giving GC a shot. If not he wont compete for GC. Again, my opinion
awesome
3:43 Later in the year, he secured a silver medal in Beijin in a road race.
The medal WVA wears LITERALLY says TOKYO OLYMPICS.
He can if he transforms like Chris Froom or Bradley Wiggins, and if he rides in the style of Miguel Indurain: not winning mountain stages but being more consistent than pure climbers, and benefitting from long time trials. Abraham Olana, Tony Rominger, and Laurent Jalabert also come to mind, and even Remco Evenepoel despite having a totally different build should approach stage races like this. However, he can win sprint stages, classics, time trials, the occasional mountain stage from an attack, championships, and get jerseys (even polka dot), so why sacrifice all of that to be an underdog for the GC, which others are built for without having any other choice?
There is also a counter example in form of Tom Dumoulin. After being a stellar time-trialist, and coming close to winning the La Vuelta, he decided to transform to a GC contender. He won the Giro after that, but arguably, the pressure to perform on an even higher level was just too much, probably both physically and mentally. Unfortunately, he already quit once, came back, but now, looks to be quitting for good aged only 31.
Good vid , Bradley wiggins was a track racer, lost several kilos i believe and then won the tdf . How skinny did Chris froome get to win tdf. Wva is tall . My guess he would be a gc contender , his heart and lungs are in good shape and my guess I doubt if they change much through transition 😀
Thanks! It's not unheard of for heavier track riders to transition to GT winners. Take Geraint Thomas, and as you said, Bradley Wiggins. Miguel Induráin was 80kg when he won! Since 2005 however, riders have all been under the 70kg mark. Despite not being possible to achieve for Wout, he has proven to be an outlier on many occasions, with performances that are simply incredible, uphill too! I'd like to see him given a chance at a GT. As a leader, conserving energy, and when it mattered in the mountains, he may be able to keep up with the lighter guys.
I think what he does now (winning several stages in grand tours including mountain stages, winning one day races including classics and monuments, being able to win a bunch sprint, attack from far, winning time trials, ...) is way better and more impressive than changing his physique to win a GC. If he lost weight he probably would get less powerful too.
Probably not ,but who cares he is the most exciting rider to watch!
Last time I watched document about cyclist strength explaining why is the way it is. Guy lost 7 TDF titles because of dope :o
once the man have the mind power ,he can win anything .
Wout should go for the world TT title. TT's seem to be his strength.
His body type is not suited to win TDF. He's a great stage winners and teammate 👍👍
It's not suited currently, and may never be. I just wonder if he's got that objective in mind, he's pretty much won everything else!
If he sets it as an objective he could definitely compete for the GC. He will need to shed some weight, but not too much. If he gets help doing it he could lose some weight while keeping all his strengths.
@@poursuivant5167 Indurain was about the same height and weighed more, and he won the tour 5 times. If WVA focused on the GC he could come close, but I don't think he wants that. He can win all the classics multiple times. And still have insane successes in the tour like winning many stages and taking home the green jersey again.
I hope he never "converts" into a GC-rider. Look at all the fun he added to the TdF while not being a GC-rider. Races will never be the same if he decides to go that road (side note: I can't decide for Wout, can I 😛)?
I’m torn, on one side I’d like to keep the current WVA for everything you mentioned, on the other It would be great to see him give it a good go!
I just like to think it's just the gear. Nothing really changed.
Definitely
I love to see him try!
The Monster !!!!
O VIDEO QUE FOI PEDIDO SÓ TINHA 1;45 ENTÃO ASSISTI ESSE . HELBER CESAR
Yup
Green is good on WVA 💯
Wout stated multiple times that he really wants to win RVV and PR. As long as he doesn't win those everyone that wants to see Wout do GC on TDF can keep dreaming i think :p
The Red Bull helmet needs to go though, please.
No. That's how I can find him in the peleton, lol.
Este man y unos cuantos más de los mejores actuales pro son casi extraterrestres 🚴♂️🦿🦿tal como los nombró por ahí el colombiano Nairo Quintana🚴♂️
Jumbo Juice
This video is like AB catching game winners or Jesus playing at the Red Rocks
look at uncle van's eyes, lit to the gills
Wout for gc would be a boring Wout. I don't think he would like that himself and neither do I. It's exciting seeing him race.
He will have done a ton of zone 2 work and some fasted aswell, also gym work to keep his sprint power.
Van Aert is the most powerful cyclist thanks to the Jumbo Doctor. That guy is the real MVP here!! Thanks Jumbo Doctor for creating this beast
Troll
making aligations is easy, now prove it, il'll wait
Its so obvious. A 'knee injury' kept him out the belgian nationals. TUE
@@gkos2566 You're a troll for believing in fairy tales. When you learn stuff about pro sports and try some yourself then rejoin the comment section again.
What percentage of FTP is that 350 watts hill repeats ?
Guessing his FTP is 460-470 watts. Those intervals target LT2, the transition point for fat to carb burn, I think. Or maybe just a specific lactate inflection point. Percentage of FTP for this type of training depends on the athlete.
@@emilioc700 so basically that target wattage was set in a lab perhaps ? How would the ordinary peep benefit from something similar who only have access to a power meter ?
@@zaahierstanley955 For sure his target wattage was determined in a lab and it will actually vary throughout the year. I'm not an expert so I couldn't say how you could do this based on power only. Searching VLaMax, Inscyd pops up. A subscription training service that uses work borrowed from a few different specialists to offer a power based test protocol. Supposedly accurate within 2.5% compared to a full lab test. I do both cycloross in the winter and 6-12 hour gravel races during the middle of the year. I plan to use a local cycling test lab to determine my vlaMax if possible.
@@emilioc700 thanx so much for your thoughts
Inscyd is the company Wout uses, or at least used in the past, to help him structure his training plans.
I think Wout will win the tour de France, within three years.
You're probably right, It won't be an overnight transition. Besides, he still has some monuments to win first!
Doped thats it!
A 'knee injury' before the belgian national champs says it all really. Get a doctors note (cash under the table i imagine). Get a TUE. Take steriods for competition.
Its exactly how Bradly Wiggins prepared for each of his Grand Tour efforts. And its all within the rules unfortunately.
Thats how its done.
But everyone loves a hero......
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You asked the question - Ketonen?
If he dropped about 5-10kg he possibly could but would have to sacrifice something from his weaponry but i doubt he will go for yellow
Unlikely, but we can dream!
He should go for GC. He is skinnier than Lance and pushes the same wkg when he wants.
Duriarider and his carnivore diet ;) what you eat ? pork, brains ?
Commendation: I learned more about Wout’s physiology in this 8 minute video than in all my hours watching race commentary.
Recommendation: lose the robo-voice. It’s a total turn-off.
Glad you enjoyed it! Sorry you didn't like my voice 🤖
When the info is fantastic, the voice doesn't matter at all.
Sorry about my complaint. I still watched and appreciated the video.
Why is Curtis White in this video??
1:33 a WVA look a like unfortunately w/o all the talent
Could have easily picked up third place in this year's Tour. Also could have easily won climbing and green jersey if he wanted to, but he spent a lot of his energy for Vingegaard.
He ain't beating Thomas to 3rd
@@joehart3826 i can't think of 3 stages in this tour where geraint looked the stronger rider. Van aert dropped pogacar after spending the whole day in the breakaway...
Of course he could win the TDF because if you really watch the races he obviously has the talent !
I think if he was given the opportunity to go for it he would be up there. A podium for sure.
Nobody seems to want to listen to his coach.
@@gerardvermaat6944 they keep missing the most important 0.6w/kg difference to the climbers its a big difference
No he cannot. Other big riders like Wiggins, Thomas, Dumoulin has him beat by 10 kg. He needs seriously transformation to win. Not worth it. Cancellara story again. Won’t happen. Keep dreaming. Vingegaard will beat him every day of the week. Wout would loose TT power and if lucky he could climb half as good as Vingegaard
He also has 'the programme'. 😂 You guys who praise this guy's talent so much are really funny and know nothing about cycling.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
Great rider, splendid
But at 175 pounds no way can stay w the best in high mountains
For yellow he has to lose approx 18 pounds. But it appears he can’t do that-b c he does not have the mindset of a gc rider. First he wd have to change his mind, then change his body
Van Der Pearl
You didnt say why he is so powerfull
YES, THIS STUD CAN WIN TDF!
Never. Unless he gets even more juiced up.
King Mathieu
He have 9 wins tour france
Not beijing …. Tokyo
Spot on, Tokyo indeed!
I hope he doesn't go for a GC type of career. Having these punchy/uh oh Wout is up the road moments makes the races interesting. Watching people starve down to crazy levels and gain minutes just because the road went uphill isn't so interesting.
His currently style makes for some great entertainment, no doubt. More GC contenders would make that battle more interesting though, (providing he moved teams to pursue that goal)!
Spit will win many TDFs
All the Mexican supplements
If he held back and didn't constantly burn all his matches, by going on explosive solo attacks, and sprinting for green jersey points, and had other people work for him he could definitely without a doubt win the TDF!!
No
Jumbo's juice ☺
Forget about that.. He will never go for a yellow Jersey!
He mentioned that we would like to target it, never say never!
Wout is a very strong steady pace climber, but not like Pogacar or Vingegaard, these Guys can really accelerate on a steep climb. So my answer would be "NO" Unless, they change the whole trail of the Tour the France. More time trials, less big and steep climbs and then he still needs to train totally different and focus only on the Tour, which would have an negative effect on his power. (Decreasing his muscles in order to make more reps and less weight). No thanks, I rather like to see him win more classics in stead. Wout feels the same way. Smart Guy.
Su much erros in one video!! VAn Aert joint Jumbo Visma in 2019 not 2020. Also it was the Tokyo Olympics NOT the Bejing Olympics
Thanks Vincent, he signed for Jumbo in March 2019 and it was Tokyo where he won silver. Please do continue to call me out on my mistakes, I need a facts checker. :)
For sure Wout would never been able to win anny grand tour , but he could ride a top 10 with a team who supports him.
In beste geval zeker top 5 maar dan wel me 2 lange tijdritten ,maar dan moet hij alle klassiekers enzo opgeven .Wout wil de eerste zijn en niet de 5 de .saus zal het nooit proberen
Sacrifices would have to be made, like you say. He may not want to target grand tours, it's purely speculation and curiosity for me. I would be interested to see if it's even one of Wout's career objectives, it's no secret that he has thought about it! After winning all the classics, which he's capable of doing, I feel like he may want to mount a challenge, even if it's in vain!
Wout has the wrong body composition.Look how tiny Jonas is in comparison and Pogacar is in between them.This is why Pogacar amasses more victories than both of them and is better at many skills.
There is a trend over recent Tours of victors weighing
Yumbo
Drugs.
Love them or hate them, cmon….
Wout should never try and win the GC. He is too tall. He should focus on smashing Sagan’s green jersey record! You don’t have to win the GC to be a TDF champion! He was the entertaining rider in this year’s tour by far!
He already beat Sagan's record by several points.
@@dawnc5797 LOL not that record. Sagan has the most Green Jersey wins of any TDF rider ever. He’s the LA of the green jersey 😂
@@wesleyturner1979 10-4. 😂😂👍
Climbers win tours. End of discussion!
He'd have to lose a hell of a lot of muscle mass to be able to climb like Pogacar, Vingegaard and Benal. And in doing so probably loses power.
WVA is a Sensational Bike Rider . Unfortunately due 2 his size & weight there is just no way he can win the TdeF .
Stages Wins 🏆 he has .
He is more of a One Day Classics Racer , Perhaps a Week Stage Race 🏁 with a whole lot of luck .
TT winner 🏆 & World Champion Road Race 🏁 Winner is all possible.
With Tadej , Jonnas & possibly the little Belgium 🇧🇪 Rocket 🚀 he just hasn't got the chance .
I have a young guy in my country town putting out HUGE Watts @ 17 yrs old here in Australia 1770 Peak Watts .
He just averaged 306 Watts over 155 ks against 26,27,28 & 29 yr olds and stayed with them , doing his turns .
Could he potentially ride the TdeF , yes . Could he Win .. No .
He's 6.4ft & 80 kilos .
U can't compete against 60 kilo riders . There like Jack Rabbits up Climbs . 😅
His single Green jersey shines brighter than all of Sagan's
No, watch again 2012, 2016 and 2018 TDF. Even 2015 was great despite no stage win but still won green jersey and he was best "showman" on that TDF and he was many times in the breakaway...
Sagan atleast does not looked like a juiced robot on the bike.
@@MarshallGA12 Most overrated and underwhelming cyclist of all time imo.
@@yossarian644 3 times world champion, European champion, winner of paris roubaix, winner of Ronde van Vlanderen, 7 times winner of the green jersey, 120 stage wins, 19 Grand tour stage wins, overall winner of Tour of Poland 2011 and Tour of California 2015 and many other achievements... yes sure, he is overrated 😂... because you do not like him...
@@yossarian644 You probably haven't seen Peter Sagan in his prime 2011 - 2018... That's the only explanation for your opinion.
@@MarshallGA12 How many Worlds did he win without sucking on every wheel he could find until the last 100 meters? I'll tell you: zero. When he won the Euros it was still a Mickey Mouse race (it was the first iteration). Probably has the lowest stage win to Green jersey ratio of all time by a country mile. Only won two classics and never won MSR even though the race is tailor made for him. And let's not talk about the Tour of Poland or California, one barely World Tour and the other doesn't even exist anymore. I don't dislike him, I just think back to 2009 Sagan, when everyone thought he would dominate the next decade. He clearly didn't and as such, given his talent and potential at the time: overrated and underwhelming.
Jumbo-juice is the whole secret
Talent + the juice they're on. Jumbo Visma's doctor is the real winner this year.
jumbo juice
Jumbo super size juice
and now you gonna show me the prove?
@@davidverbeeck9066 The proof is in the pudding. If you can't see it you're just really blind or stupid, possibly both.
Another AI voice? Really?
Really. :)
Guys, Wout is pronounced Vote, not Wowt- it's that simple and exactly that, Vote, NOT Wowt! Please!
Fastest ever TDF this year, faster than when EPO, Testosterone, HGH etc. was rife in the peloton…….and we’re supposed to accept that they’re clean?
Yup, faster than even back when we know that the peloton was doped up out of their minds. I think that pretty much sums it up.
It’s possible there is doping, but the technological advances in frames, wheels, clothing, etc. as well as advances in training, nutrition, and recovery cannot be ignored. Also, the stages are shorter and the racing strategy is completely different. Knowledge of lactate levels in mml (below 2) allows for a greater volume of training without less injury and overtraining. Wout also races year round- so he gets tested more often than most riders. Armstrong rarely raced, so he could cycle his doping and anticipate when he would be tested. He peaked for one race-the Tour de France. Wout is doing grand tours, cyclocross, one day classics, etc. It’s super hard to dope for that long a period or time. I ain’t saying Wout is clean (or anyone in the peloton ) but his progress has been consistent and progressive.
@@brcrowing You do know that Lance did test positive on many occasions, right? They paid the officials at UCI. Are you saying that in today's world these officials are suddenly of high morals, esp these days? They don't make much money, so they are not exactly in the business of rejecting fat bribes like in Lance's days. These teams like UAE, JV are big payers in the game with enormous ambition. You do also know that bikes are heavier right? But please, skin suits add to the speed? Really? C'mon. 😂
There have been a few recent tests/studies to see what effect the latest bike technology had/has on performance. All the results showed the same thing, almost no change. I think it’s also important to remember that the amount of races you do, does not dictate how many doping tests you have. Armstrong was one of the most tested cyclists ever and he was never caught. Hence USADA’s ‘reasoned decision’. It was a reasoned decision because there was no failed test. Wout van Aert, by his own admission is not a GC rider, due to his size/weight, yet he dropped Pogacar on a climb. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.
@@neilparry14 Everything you wrote is true except that Lance was never caught. They bribed the UCI. There were Lance's positive results there they just hid them. So, as corrupt people are the officials at UCI are not paid some enormous amount of money to protect cycling, so if a fat bribe is offered u can imagine what's next. The deal is always that they are never prosecuted aka legally involved, therefore the cyclists or the whole team takes the fall if it comes out. Simple.
He will never go for it. And if he did. We wouldn't enjoy him so much. He wouldn't be able to drop Pog on a climb..
I mean come on! Well you ever see another guy carrying the green. Drop on of the best climbers ever? When that happened, I think everyone who was watching used the same words. "Holey shit!" And than had to blink a few times before believing it.
To add to myself... I think that was the most exciting part of the TDF 2022. WVA dropping Pog. Something that seemed impossible!
maybe he can but than he has to adapt like t dumoulin did and we all know what happened to him.He was succesfull but demand to much from his body and is not motivated to cycle anymore I dont believe w v a want this
It's a case study isn't it! Able to win a GT, then seemingly unable to reach the same heights since.
Doped
Because he train a lot. Thank me later
Don't be ridiculous. They all train an enormous amount.
Van der Pearl lol
Hes really good.
But I dont get when people are talking about him being the worlds best cyclist.
The worlds best roadcyclist is determined at TDF every year. Its not the green jersey, its not the polka dot, its not the white jersey. Its yellow. When sagan was overhyped too I dont get it yes he was really good at what he did and was the same type as van aert. But they are not the best cyclist, that requires being able to pull the watts per kilo in the mountains too. If he was as strong as Indurain in TT and could defend himself in the mountains sufficient to hold the lead then yes he would be the best. But he cant He has just found the niche where he is the best which is long sustained power output not involving too much uphill as then then the kiloes start to weigh him down. Too high lamax as stated.
He’s not necessarily the worlds best, sure is one of them! You’re right In you’re thinking, in order to be considered the best he needs to win grand tours.