Wout van Aert to ride the Tour of Britain 2021

Wout van Aert winning stage 21 of the Tour de France 2021

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published 17 August 2021

Wout van Aert will be riding the 2021 Tour of Britain with his Jumbo-Visma team, the organiser has confirmed.

The Belgian road race champion and Olympic silver medallist comes into the race as one of the clear favourites to take the overall title, as well as the potential to win every stage thanks to his ability to win bunch sprints, time trials and mountain stages.

Tour of Britain organiser Sweetspot confirmed Van Aert's participation in a press release, saying: "Wout van Aert's participation in the Tour of Britain reiterates Team Jumbo-Visma’s support of the race. In recent years, the world’s number three-ranked team have selected the likes of Primož Roglič (runner up in 2018), Tom Dumoulin (third place in 2016) and Dylan Groenewegen to compete in the event. The remainder of their six-man squad for the Tour of Britain will be announced in due course."

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Wout van Aert to ride the Tour of Britain 2021

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