Slow rehabilitation for Van Aert after Tour de France crash

Wout van Aert on the Tour de France podium after winning stage 10

Wout van Aert on the Tour de France podium after winning stage 10 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Jumbo-Visma have said that it is not yet clear when Wout van Aert will be able to return to racing following the crash that forced him to abandon his debut Tour de France. The Belgian remains in hospital near his home in Herentals, where staff have noted that it will be two months before he can begin intensive rehabilitation.

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