"I have a disease" - Wout van Aert causes concerns on Strava after latest training ride
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It's still not certain when or where Wout van Aert will next be in action, with a return to cyclocross this winter still unconfirmed as of yet. In his latest update to Strava, the Belgian has also raised some concerns by his choice of caption.
Uploading a ride of over 116 kilometres, lasting exactly four hours, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar, captions the post with the curious: "I have a disease, it's a very specific one." Just like his return to racing, the meaning behind Van Aert's choice of words is a little unclear. Is he actually suffering some kind of virus or illness, or is this a more tongue in cheek post, relating to his obsession with the bike?
As mentioned, the post certainly raised a few eyebrows amongst Van Aert's fans with the comments underneath his latest upload full of questions over the potential reasoning. See the post for yourself down below.
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The route looks kinda like a rat, or some other of that sort. To me, if you flip it a bit. Or maybe its the time, ocd.
His disease is he is an animal, haha. Wout is a total machine and fun to watch race.
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