Wout van Aert: I want to win Tour de France green jersey one day

Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert rode to second place at the 2020 Tour of Flanders
Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert rode to second place at the 2020 Tour of Flanders (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Jumbo-Visma's Wout van Aert has told the Belgian media that he does have ambitions to one day try to win the green points jersey at the Tour de France, but that next year may not be the time to attempt to do so as he'll be heading to the Olympic Games in Tokyo after next summer's Tour with medal ambitions.

"I want to go all out for the green jersey one day, but after [next year's] Tour, we've also got the Olympic Games," Van Aert told Belgian TV channel VRT's sports show Extra Time Koers on Wednesday evening, according to Het Nieuwsblad. "We'll have to see how we're going to approach that Tour with Tokyo in mind."

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