Wout van Aert and Visma teammates recon spring classics in the rain already

Winter time for many riders is a period where you rest and then slowly build up through endurance rides, without paying much attention to building form or the major details which will be taken care of after the season starts. Not for Team Visma | Lease a Bike however, who are currently having a training camp in Flanders where they're exploring the tricky roads.

A video shared by new signing Niklas Behrens and Per Strand Hagenes showcases quite well several of the team's riders riding around Belgium this week, taking a few days to ride through the many climbs and roads where the main spring classics take place later in March and April.

The team will assemble in Spain in mid-December for a team training camp that will include all riders but the attention to detail continues to be quite a big priority. Still in November, around 10 riders have been called for a few days in Flanders where they will refresh their memory on the treacherous roads that decide some of the biggest races in the world. This includes Wout van Aert who currently is still suffering from the injuries suffered at the Vuelta a España crash which ended his season, it was reported that he may delay the start to his cyclocross season due to the difficulties running.

But on the bike the Belgian is putting in the kilometers and was seen alongside his teammates. Matteo Jorgenson, Christophe Laporte, Dylan van Baarle, Edoardo Affini, Tosh van der Sande, Loe van Belle, Matthew Brennan and team DS Grischa Niermann according to the Dutch news outlet. Last spring the team suffered immensely with injuries and illnesses and came out of the period almost empty handed - with the exception of Matteo Jorgenson's triumph at Dwars door Vlaanderen. Next spring brings another opportunity to get revenge.