Wout van Aert will not be at the 2024 Tour de France, opting instead for debut appearances at the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana. In his Classics schedule there is also a notable omission.
According to Sporza, Gent Wevelgem is not on the cards for the Belgian, Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar in the coming year. Van Aert finished second in Wevelgem last year, behind his teammate Christophe Laporte having gifted the Frenchman victory and rolled in a second or two behind.
Wout van Aert's expected route through the 2024 road season now looks like this:
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne
E3 Saxo Classic
Dwars Door Vlaanderen
Tour of Flanders
Paris-Roubaix
Amstel Gold Race (?)
Giro d'Italia
Olympic Games
Vuelta a Espana
World Championships