‘We’ve always respected each other’ - Wout Van Aert clears the air with Remco Evenepoel ahead of World Championships

Wout van Aert has made a peace offering to compatriot Remco Evenepoel ahead of the 2022 UCI World Championships, after the pair had a public fall-out around the event last year. The two Belgians exchanged barbed words in the media after Van Aert was named as team leader but failed to take home a win in the men’s road race. Ad A year on, Van Aert has looked to clear the air with La Vuelta champion Evenepoel.

Vuelta a España'A tough race for me' — Froome reflects on his performance at La Vuelta11/09/2022 AT 21:47 “I think I got stressed in the race instead of keeping calm and it cost me a lot of energy which I needed in the final. I think it was just not meant to be,” he told Cyclingnews. “For sure I learned from it and I also think we learnt from it as a team.

It's obvious that we go with two leaders to the Championships in Wollongong. “Remco and I have always had respect for each other. The issues of last year were something that should not have happened in the media.

I was quickly over it and I don’t see any problem with working together. I think we both learned from it.” Evenepoel best bits at La Vuelta Ten talking points from La Vuelta 2022 as Evenepoel comes of age 'Win all three' – Evenepoel already dreaming of Tour and Giro glory Evenepoel became the first Belgian to win a Grand Tour in 44 years when he clinched victory in Spain last month, and he will ride in the time trial and road race in Australia. Van Aert, who took the green jersey at the Tour de France, will miss the time trial but compete in the road race.

“It's better to have Remco as a co-leader and to race together instead. That's something we for sure learned as a team and I think can make all the difference this year,” he added. “Remco is not fast in a