{"id":555012,"date":"2026-03-23T09:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/555012\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:26:10","slug":"van-aert-gets-luxury-trip-home-and-really-does-seem-set-to-disappoint-e3-organisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/555012\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Aert gets luxury trip home and really does seem set to disappoint E3 organisers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/wout-van-aert\" title=\"Wout van Aert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wout van Aert<\/a> flew back home to Belgium in record time on Sunday after Milan-Sanremo. The Van Aert family had travelled to La Primavera, and sponsor Red Bull arranged a luxury trip home following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cycling\/lucky-break-but-only-after-a-crash-how-an-unfortunate-teammate-helped-wout-van-aert-onto-the-sanremo-podium\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Van Aert&#8217;s third-place finish<\/a> in Sanremo. That extra comfort and rest, however, do not appear to be changing anything in his schedule, according to reports in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>Although Tadej Poga\u010dar won Milan-Sanremo on Saturday, it is Van Aert\u2019s third place that has made major headlines in Belgium. The way he rode in Italy impressed many observers and gave supporters fresh belief heading into the Flemish classics that are now just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>That is where Van Aert wants to deliver, so his podium finish on the Via Roma was mainly seen as a huge confidence boost. \u201cIf Wout had avoided that crash, I would have liked to see how it played out. I really thought he was very strong,\u201d Karl Vannieuwkerke said <a href=\"https:\/\/sporza.be\/nl\/2026\/03\/21\/-had-het-wel-eens-willen-zien-karl-en-jose-graven-dieper-in-de-wat-als-van-van-aert-en-de-suprematie-van-pogacar~1774115459370\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sporza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 De Cauwer, his regular studio partner, shared that positive view after what he saw in northern Italy. \u201cThis performance will do him a huge amount of good. A podium in Milan-Sanremo should give him confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading below the photo<\/p>\n<p>Will Van Aert really skip E3 after all?Despite those encouraging legs, Van Aert still seems set to follow a very clear plan through the cobbled spring. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hln.be\/wielrennen\/waarom-het-logisch-is-dat-wout-van-aert-na-derde-plaats-in-sanremo-toch-e3-saxo-classic-skipt~a5528d8d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HLN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/visma-lease-a-bike\" title=\"Visma | Lease a Bike\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visma | Lease a Bike<\/a> and their leader are not being tempted into changing the programme they mapped out earlier in the seasonThat means Van Aert is still not expected to start the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/e3-saxo-classic\" title=\"E3 Saxo Classic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">E3 Saxo Classic<\/a> on Friday. The race, which he has already won twice, does not currently feature on his programme. He is instead expected to return to racing on Sunday, 29 March, at Gent-Wevelgem. He will then line up at Dwars door Vlaanderen as his final preparation race for the Tour of Flanders.<\/p>\n<p>Everything is then meant to come together on 12 April on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, one of the major goals of his spring. \u201cI have always said that this season we will look at what is needed from week to week in order to build toward the Monuments,\u201d Van Aert said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wout van Aert flew back home to Belgium in record time on Sunday after Milan-Sanremo. 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