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"I come here to give the best of myself" - Wout van Aert optimistic ahead of Benidorm World Cup
CyclocrossSunday, 21 January 2024 at 14:51
For the final time this winter, Wout van Aert will take to the cross this afternoon in Benidorm at the latest round of UCI World Cup action.
Although his eight previous outings this winter have amassed just two wins, far fewer than someone of van Aert's capabilities would hope for, the Belgian was cutting an upbeat figure pre-race. "It's nice to be here and get the cross bike out again. I haven't trained specifically for this race, I haven't done that in a training camp like this in recent years. Then it's about cycling on the road," he previews before the start of the race. "I was good here last year, so that's no excuse."
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"If I came here to drive around alone, I shouldn't have come. I come here to give the best of myself," he insists. "The course is technical and with those stones you can fall harder if you crash. But I think you should be able to race anywhere. I do think that some percentages have been added in recent weeks. We'll see if that will be visible today. I'm happy with how things are going. This cross is a good incentive."
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- I like that, mind if I use it from now on? Better than using his name which always gets me worried about Google hits and giving him the excuse he was bound to behave the way he did from the derived verb.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
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- Yes, generally Jonas is a better climber than Tadej, but he's a little lighter. This year he was much lighter than he's been since I've watching him, which I think worked against him some. I have a feeling he will bring it next year but we may see something like we saw this year. We'll have to see, can't wait for the racing to start again.awp27-12-2024
- Oh boy, here we go again, then also ask all the other what ifs, what if Merckx hadn’t been punched in the gut (probably the event that made his mind click that maybe he didn’t need « pro » cycling until the end of his relatively short career. What if he’d not have had the need or pressure to focus on GC but could just pick and choose stages like Cav. What if he’d known people would make a big thing out of that number, he’d also easily could have screwed it up to 40-45 and denied Cav what he got now.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- I hope Van Aert can come back once more. He is one of the transcendent talents of this era, but he has had such terrible accidents. It's hard to imagine the will and dedication it takes to rehabilitate and remount.
MarkFour27-12-2024 - RIP Belgium is so dangerous for cyclists, and sooo bad at improving things.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- IMHO, Jonas climbing is a little better than Tadej but I agree with him: unless you are a frustrated hater, it is impossible not to be fascinated by Tadej's versatility. I have never watched Merckx (or Hinault) then I am grateful to live in this period and can watch the awesome Tadej.
maria2024202427-12-2024 - Don’t exaggerate please, it shows how little you know or respect sports in general, cycling would have been enough. Shall we start a list? Ed Moses Sergei Bubka Usain Bolt Oleksandr Usyk Don Bradman Antoni Bou End LessMistermaumau27-12-2024