Wout van Aert out of Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix after breaking multiple bones in Dwars door Vlaanderen crash

Belgian underwent surgery to repair broken sternum, collarbone and several ribs on Thursday after high speed crash on Wednesday

Wout van Aert
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Wout van Aert has been ruled out of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix after breaking several bones in a heavy crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday. 

The race was won by his teammate, Matteo Jorgenson, but Visma-Lease a Bike confirmed in a statement after the race that Van Aert had suffered multiple fractures in the incident and would be ruled out for some time. 

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

Tom has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2022 and his news stories, rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine. 

Since joining the team, he has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the World Championships in Glasgow. He has also covered major races elsewhere across the world. As well as on the ground reporting, Tom writes race reports from the men's and women's WorldTour and focuses on coverage of UK domestic cycling.