Cycling, Van Aert's conditions: "I'm still in pain from the fall in March"

Rome, 10 January 2025 - Strength of mind and even self-irony are not lacking in Wout van aert and so, in the collective imagination of his difficult winter, the only thing that remained was the downhill fall 2024 lap: instead, according to the person directly concerned, the accident that still has its toll is the one Dwars door Vlaanderen 2024.  

Van Aert's statements

  Despite everything, the Belgian was able to get back on his feet in the cyclocross season, winning at Gullegem e Dendermonde and right in the second half of this last race, valid for the World Cup, as declared to the microphones of The Latest News not everything went smoothly. "I felt some discomfort in my right leg, but not enough to slow me down. My knee still hurts every day, as do my back and ribs from the fall in March. These parts of the body still require some attention, so I'm still happy to have been able to handle such tough mud races. This weekend, in fact, I learned that my shape is not bad at all." Good news ahead of the 2025 to be experienced on the road with a full agenda which also includes the Giro d'Italia. "I worked very hard with the physiotherapists to get back to having a body that I can fully rely on. And seeing this progress in cyclocross was a great thing. I'm back, and it's good for my confidence: the rest will come later. For sure the mud is an intermediate station from which I wanted answers and I would say they were good: now - he concludes Van Aert - I have even more courage to work hard for the future."

Martin's statements

  If during the seasonal break the runner of the Visma-Lease a Bike he took a short trip into the world of entertainment, taking part in the Belgian edition of 'The Masked Singer', William Martin He has also been a writer and philosopher for a long time, a nickname he proudly displays in a group in which he will also be in 2025, pointing to Tour de France e Return with the new jersey of the Groupama-FDJ after a lifetime at Cofidis. "I can't wait to start the season. I already know some of the staff members and teammates, but I can't wait to wear the first number in this new adventure. The Tour de France It will not be the only goal, but it will certainly be the most important. We will go from Normandia, the region where I grew up and where I live, and this will be an additional motivation". Staying at home France, they are doing much worse Benoit Cosnefroy, forced to a month's stoppage due to a knee operation which will therefore delay the start of his season, while the Belgian Sylvain Moniquet he was hit by a car during training: for him: for him nothing broken, but a lot of fear and a few days of complete rest.

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