Wout Van Aert has, unwillingly, become the sad hero of this
Vuelta a Espana. Leading both the points and mountain classifications, he crashed twice during the Tuesday's stage 16 of Vuelta a Espana and, despite not suffering any major injuries, he subsequently abandoned the race with a self-explaining expression.
His former teammate-turned-commentator
Nathan Van Hooydonck would like to console his friend, but is aware that right now, he needs some time to organize his thoughts. The Belgian believes that it'd be better to just leave 2024 behind and move on to the next season. Hopefully, the bad luck has to let go of Visma | Lease a Bike at some point, right?