'Jumbo's on a mission' – Wout van Aert and teammates recon Omloop and Tour of Flanders

Van Aert and his teammates storming the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2022
Van Aert and his teammates storming the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2022 (Image credit: Getty Images)

The off-season is over and preparations for 2023 are underway, with Wout van Aert and his Jumbo-Visma teammates heading out into the Flanders for an early recon of the cobbled Classics. 

Although the Dutch team will hold their first full training camp in southern Spain in the middle of December, more than a third of the squad gathered in northern Belgium this week for a series of taster rides. 

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.