VIDEO: Wout van Aert almost taken out by security barrier ahead of 2025 Tour de France

Wout van Aert is set to once again play a very important role for Team Visma | Lease a Bike at the Tour de France in 2025, as he aims to help Jonas Vingegaard reclaim the Maillot Jaune.

On Thursday in Lille, the team presentation for the 2025 Tour de France took place and for Van Aert, there was nearly disaster as soon as he stepped off the team bus. Waving to fans and not fully focused on where he was going, the Belgian superstar attempted to wander past security and into the area he needed to be. If Van Aert was distracted by his supporters however, one security guard had no such excuse for his lack of concentration, as a member of the security attempted to close the barrier, blissfully unaware that one of the biggest stars in the peloton was right there.

Thankfully, Van Aert managed to put his hand up and block some of the blow, using his quick reactions to just step out of the way somewhat too. As a confused Van Aert then walked of, the cameras catch the security guard being given a dressing down by one of his colleagues. See for yourself in the video below, courtesy of the La Voix Du Nord Instagram page.