What is expected of Van Aert in the Giro: "wearing the pink jersey would be a dream"

After a spring that has not gone as he would have liked, Wout van Aert makes his debut in the 2025 Giro d'Italia that starts next Friday in Albania full of optimism. A Giro that he attends without any pressure and with the goal of hunting down all the stages within his reach.

Wout van Aert goes into stage hunting mode to regain sensations in the Giro d'Italia

Wout van Aert has very clear goals for the upcoming Giro d'Italia that starts in just a few days. A race that he attends without the brutal pressure that falls on him in the classics and that is ideal, especially because of the hilly terrain of many of the stages in the first two weeks, for the Belgian to come away with a bag full of partial victories.

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Van Aert does not hide that he would like to wear the pink jersey during the first few days as he has already done in the Tour de France. The short time trial of the second stage is perfect for a man of his characteristics to achieve it, and if he doesn't succeed, he will be very well positioned to take advantage of the time bonuses that the Giro d'Italia has placed during the stages.

However, despite the good sensations with which Wout van Aert claims to arrive at the Italian race, the fight for the general classification is completely ruled out, in fact, he does not even consider fighting for the cyclamen jersey of the points classification although he does not rule it out and remains as a secondary objective if it becomes achievable. Wout van Aert goes to the Giro d'Italia to hunt for stages.

Wout van Aert debuts in the Giro d'Italia after not being able to do so in last year's edition due to the serious fall he suffered in Dwars door Vlaanderen, which marked the beginning of his ordeal. Undoubtedly, a race that is presented as ideal to break the bad streak that accompanies him, demonstrating that he still has a lot of cycling in his legs. It benefits him that Visma-Lease a Bike does not attend this race with very high expectations, so he will have full freedom to seek partial victories without the pressure of having to do so.