Wout van Aert “almost killed” after receiving “harrowing” punishment pass from horn-blaring lorry driver The Tour of Flanders favourite was “literally almost under the concrete mixer” during the pre-Ronde ride, says former pro Jan Bakelants cycling
Wout van Aert, one of the big favourites for this weekend’s Tour of Flanders, was “almost killed” after receiving a punishment pass from the horn-blaring driver of a concrete mixer lorry earlier this week, according to retired pro and training partner Jan Bakelants.
According to Bakelants, the lorry driver deliberately close passed the group, forcing Van Aert and Soete off the road, with the Jumbo-Visma leader almost ending up “under” the motorist’s concrete mixer. “Because the cycle path on the road was not adapted for speeds of 40 to 45km/h, we rode on the road,” the recently retired Bakelants, who rode for Intermarché, RadioShack, AG2R, and Quick-Step during his 14-year career, told podcast colleagues Tom Boonen and Dirk De Wolf.
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