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Wout van Aert closely trailed Isaac Del Toro in the final 20 kilometres and took the stage win in a sprint finish

Van Aert pips Giro leader to take stage nine victory

Wout van Aert snatched victory in stage nine of the Giro d'Italia after pipping pink jersey leader Isaac Del Toro to the finish line in Siena.

Cycling • 18 May

Wout van Aert celebrates at the finish line after winning stage 10

Van Aert sprints to third Vuelta stage win

Wout Van Aert won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday after a last-ditch sprint took him past Quentin Pacher who finished in second place, three seconds behind.

Cycling • 27 Aug 24

Wout van Aert is the overall ranking leader after stage three

Van Aert holds off Groves to maintain Vuelta lead

Race leader Wout van Aert outsprinted Australia's Kaden Groves to win stage three of the Vuelta a Espana, the Belgian avenging his second place to Groves in the previous stage and holding on to the leader's jersey.

Cycling • 19 Aug 24

Jumbo-Visma's Belgian rider Wout van Aert

Van Aert claims Tour of Britain victory

Belgian Wout van Aert raced to victory in the Tour of Britain on Sunday while Spaniard Carlos Rodriguez made a strong charge to win the hilly eighth and final stage in Wales.

Cycling • 10 Sep 23

Wout Van Aert celebrates at finish line as stage winner

Van Aert powers to stage win to extend yellow lead

Wout Van Aert used a late attack to solo to victory on stage four of the Tour de France in Calais and extend his lead in the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 05 Jul 22

The Belgian took victory in a dramatic finish

Van Aert takes Tour of Britain victory, Martin seventh

Wout Van Aert won a dramatic sprint finish to the final stage of the Tour of Britain to snatch the overall victory from Ethan Hayter, with Ireland's Dan Martin placed seventh overall.

Cycling • 12 Sep 21

Wout Van Aert celebrates after crossing the line

Martin seventh as Van Aert stage win cuts Hayter's lead

Dan Martin was best of the Irish in seventh as Wout Van Aert won stage six of the Tour of Britain ahead of Ethan Hayter to cut the Londoner's overall lead to just four seconds.

Cycling • 10 Sep 21

Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe grimace as they pedal through the pain barrier in an uphill sprint finish

Martin and Roche finish in top 10 in Llandudno

Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche both secured top-10 finishes on stage four of the Tour of Britain as Wout van Aert secured his second victory in the race as he battled in an uphill sprint finish to the line in Llandudno to reclaim the overall lead.

Cycling • 08 Sep 21

Wout van Aert crosses the line first in Saint-Emilion

Van Aert scores on penultimate stage of Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar stands to be confirmed as Tour de France champion for the second year in a row after Wout van Aert won the stage 20 time trial in Saint-Emilion on Saturday.

Cycling • 17 Jul 21

Van Aert impresses on double ascent of Mont Ventoux

Wout van Aert rode clear on the second ascent of the famous Mont Ventoux to take a superb stage win as Tadej Pogacar came under pressure but extended his overall lead in the Tour de France.

Cycling • 07 Jul 21

Sagan takes green jersey after Van Aert wins 7th stage

Wout Van Aert won an explosive stage seven of the Tour de France to Lavaur as Adam Yates hung on to the yellow jersey, and Peter Sagan moved ahead of Ireland's Sam Bennett in the race for the green jersey.

Cycling • 04 Sep 20

Sam Bennett, right, had to make do with a second place finish on stage 5 in the French province

Bennett second in Criterium, Martin well-placed overall

Sam Bennett was edged into second place in stage five of the Criterium du Dauphine as Wout Van Aert doubled up in France with victory in Voiron.

Cycling • 13 Jun 19

Wout Van Aert