the belgian wout van aert will not take the start of stage 18 of the Tour de France and abandons the test to attend the birth of his daughter, the team reported this Thursday Jumboone day after its leader, the Danish Jonas Vingegaartsentenced the general.

The decision was made on Tuesday night, after the time trial in which he was third and in which vingegaard he achieved an important lead in the general with respect to the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, confirmed a day later in the last alpine stage in Courchevel.

“It’s a strange feeling, but not a dilemma, the decision has been easy to make. I have always said that I would return home when my wife told me that she needs me. That moment has arrived. My teammates understand the decision and support me 100%,” says the cyclist in a video released by Jumbo on social networks.

what #TDF2023 @WoutvanAert has left the Tour de France to be with his wife Sarah who will give birth to their second child soon. More in the interview recorded yesterday morning. what pic.twitter.com/WWA7uoCVz4

— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) July 20, 2023

The Belgian, very combative since the start of the Tour in Bilbao, regretted that he was unable to add a tenth stage victory on the Tour, despite having been in the top three four times, second twice and third as many times.

Source: Eitb

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