Van Aert returns to competition in the Tour of Norway

There is now a date for the return of Wout van Aert after the serious crash he suffered in Dwars door Vlaanderen, which caused him to miss the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. It will be at the Tour of Norway, which will take place between next Thursday, May 23 and Sunday 26. A race that he faces with the sole objective of regaining competition rhythm.

Wout van Aert tests himself at the Tour of Norway before deciding the rest of his calendar

Two months after the serious fall that frustrated the classics campaign he had meticulously prepared, Wout van Aert puts on a race number again at the Tour of Norway that starts in a few days. A test that usually offers very attractive stages for the spectator with four medium mountain and leg-breaking stages, very much in the classic style.

In any case, it is not expected that Wout van Aert will be able to compete in the race admitting that "I am not in the best shape, but I am looking forward to it. I am eager to put on a race number. I have been able to train more and more, but competition is something different".

In the same line, his director Merijn Zeeman said "He starts without any pressure to perform. This is a good time for him to test himself again in competition. We still do not know what the rest of his race calendar will be. We will see in the coming weeks" leaving in the air the planning of the Belgian for the rest of the season.

It will be especially relevant to know if he will be present at the Tour de France as a prelude to his participation in what is one of his major goals for this campaign, the road race at the Paris Olympic Games.

However, no changes are expected in the program he had already planned for the end of the season, which included La Vuelta a España and the World Championship in Zurich.