Wout van Aert takes higher road towards Tour de Suisse return

Wout van Aert returns to action at the Tour de Suisse
Wout van Aert returns to action at the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Getty)

The bulk of Jumbo-Visma’s Tour de France squad has been in action with Jonas Vingegaard at the Critérium du Dauphiné this week, but Wout van Aert has opted for a different approach by making his debut at the Tour de Suisse, which gets underway on Sunday.

Van Aert’s choice has been informed in part by his desire to spend a longer period training at altitude with an eye to both the Tour and August’s World Championships in Glasgow.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.