"He must win the Ronde and Roubaix at least once and become world champion" - José De Cauwer has big expectations of Wout van Aert
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With the cyclocross World Championship growing ever closer, thoughts are already beginning to turn towards how Wout van Aert will perform back on the roads this year.
According to José De Cauwer, Wout van Aert still has work to do in order to be considered as a great of the sport. "If you look at which races Tom Boonen has won, Wout van Aert still has a lot to do," he explains to Sporza. "He must win the Ronde and Roubaix at least once and become world champion."
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Although the 28-year-old Belgian already has a palmares that would rival or better the majority of his contemporaries in the peloton. A winner at races such as Milan-Sanremo, Amstel Gold Race, Strade Bianche, Gent-Wevelgem, E3 Harelbeke and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, van Aert also starred at the 2022 Tour de France picking up the green jersey and helping Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard into yellow.
"He is still very young, but the 30 is also coming," De Cauwer muses. "There are always competitors and a lot can happen. Just think about his illness last year. Now is the time."
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
In his work, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.
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