{"id":563271,"date":"2026-03-25T12:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/563271\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:08:08","slug":"wout-van-aert-confirmed-as-non-starter-for-e3-saxo-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/563271\/","title":{"rendered":"Wout van Aert confirmed as non-starter for E3 Saxo Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"8c7a8e4a-4baa-4329-bf39-2814d1fd38b0\">Speculation that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/wout-van-aert\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/wout-van-aert\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/wout-van-aert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wout van Aert<\/a> might become a late addition to the line-up for the<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/e3-saxo-classic\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/e3-saxo-classic\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/e3-saxo-classic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> E3 Saxo Classic <\/a>has been ended by Visma-Lease a Bike on Wednesday, after the squad published their full line-up and he was not part of it.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/spur-of-the-moment-decision-lands-wout-van-aert-fourth-career-podium-at-milan-san-remo-as-he-surprises-with-effort-from-late-crash\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/spur-of-the-moment-decision-lands-wout-van-aert-fourth-career-podium-at-milan-san-remo-as-he-surprises-with-effort-from-late-crash\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/spur-of-the-moment-decision-lands-wout-van-aert-fourth-career-podium-at-milan-san-remo-as-he-surprises-with-effort-from-late-crash\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Third last Saturday in Milan-San Remo,<\/a> Van Aert&#8217;s impressive past strike rate at Friday&#8217;s tough cobbled Classic and his current form had led to rumours he might be present this year.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"8c7a8e4a-4baa-4329-bf39-2814d1fd38b0-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Van Aert is a double winner of the E3 Saxo Classic, in 2022 and 2023, and has been a four-time podium finisher in the last six editions, with a second place in 2019 and a third place in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues below <\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">However, when Visma-Lease a Bike published their team for E3, the 31-year-old was not on the list, with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/christophe-laporte\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/christophe-laporte\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/christophe-laporte\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christophe Laporte<\/a>, second in 2022, the headline name and getting the number 1 bib.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It remains unclear whether Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) will take part after his injury in San Remo&#8217;s big crash last Saturday, although he is still down as an official starter. A final decision is expected soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Meanwhile, Van Aert is next set to race in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/in-flanders-fields-from-middelkerke-to-wevelgem\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/in-flanders-fields-from-middelkerke-to-wevelgem\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/in-flanders-fields-from-middelkerke-to-wevelgem\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In Flanders Fields<\/a>, formerly known as Gent-Wevelgem, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea #E3SaxoClassicTime for E3 Saxo Classic. Let\u2019s go \ud83d\udd25This is our squad \ud83d\udc1d pic.twitter.com\/r2LzRANJLG<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2036736557235814531\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2036736557235814531\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"1c4279bf-fdaf-4677-a16a-2668709ebb3b\">Get unlimited access to our unrivalled <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/races\/spring-classics-2026\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/races\/spring-classics-2026\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/races\/spring-classics-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Spring Classics<\/a> coverage with a Cyclingnews subscription. 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