Tour of Flanders 2025, Van Aert dreams of redemption: "I'm much better than the past few days"

Rome, 5 April 2025 - The latest image provided by Wout van aert it is that of a man, even before being a runner, dejected and afflicted by what happened to the Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025: a clear domain Visma-Lease a Bike also thanks to the presence on the run of Matteo Jorgenson e Tiesj Benoot and then the mockery in the sprint signed by Neilson Powless. The mockery and ridicule were not lacking, to the point of inconveniencing the official defense of Demi Vollering before and Tadej pogacar (who has lashed out against the so-called 'keyboard lions') then for the Belgian, who despite everything tries to look with confidence to the imminent Giro delle Fiandre 2025.  

Van Aert's statements

  "My confidence has certainly not been affected by what happened on Wednesday, on the contrary": these are the opening words of his speech to the microphones of CyclingNews di Van Aert, who immediately gets it out of the way by exorcising what happened just a few days ago, with a defeat suffered in a sprint by someone who is not exactly a sprinter by profession. "I arrived here with better sensations than last week and I feel better than in previous races. After two days from Dwaars in Flanders things went better. In the evening we had a group meeting about the race and this time, obviously, it took a bit longer. We made mistakes that we can't repeat, but from the next day we looked forward". The Belgian is not lacking in optimism, as is the realism of having to deal with the splendid form of his long-time rival Mathieu van der Poel. And not only that. "To the Milan-Sanremo together with pogacar has shown his level, which will not be easy to reach". The two main opponents, curiously, have already won this race, unlike Van Aert. "For me it is not an obsession, but just a great goal for me and for many others. I am extremely proud of the results achieved so far in my career but in the end, a few hours before such important appointments, looking back does not help: it is better to think about what is about to come. But in the end - he concludes Van Aert - I've won more in my career than I thought I would."

Pedersen's statements

  As always, a little more with the lights off too Mads pedersen he joins the list of favorites, not without a bit of healthy realism. "I consider myself one of the possible outsiders. Van der Poel e pogacar They are stronger climbers than me and so, while I'm happy to have attracted their attention, I have to come up with a plan to beat them. I won the Ghent-Wevelgem Sunday, but neither of them were there and, besides, it's a very different race. Tomorrow I want to do my best to get the best possible result. Someone might think about attacking early, but it might be useless, especially for me. I'll rely on my instinct and try not to wait Van der Poel e pogacar, trying to act in person but without revealing how, where and when".