Van Aert: I still believe in a stage victory at the Tour de France

Wout van Aert with race leader Mathieu van der Poel during stage 6 of the Tour de France
Wout van Aert with race leader Mathieu van der Poel during stage 6 of the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

After the disappointment of missing out on the stage win and the yellow jersey in Wednesday's stage 5 time trial at the Tour de France, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) had targeted a return to sprinting on stage 6.

Ultimately, however, having saved himself on the previous two sprint days, the Jumbo-Visma all-rounder was again disappointed in Châteauroux, taking eighth place as Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) celebrated his second stage win of the Tour.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.