Following a difficult loss at
Paris-Roubaix,
Wout van Aert received a performance evaluation from José De Cauwer, who also proposed some corrective measures for the Belgian rider.
He advises the Belgian to "Rest, draw a line under it.” He emphasises that one loss does not define you whole season. “Did you have a bad spring? No. It was even a good spring. Were you ready? Yes. Did we make mistakes? No, it is also possible that some riders are better on certain days. But We are not going to start doubting Wout van Aert now, are we?"