'It's a shame there's so much commotion around Primož' says Wout van Aert after Worlds disappointment

Primož Roglič has been accused of not helping his Jumbo-Visma team-mate enough at the end of the Imola 2020 Worlds road race

Primož Roglič and Wout van Aert hunt down Julian Alaphilippe on the Imola 2020 finishing circuit (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)

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Wout van Aert has expressed disappointment at the criticism faced by his Jumbo-Visma team-mate Primož Roglič following the Belgian's failed bid for the rainbow jersey at the 2020 Worlds.

Julian Alaphilippe evaded a chase group of five on the closing Imola race track circuit, with the likes of Jakob Fuglsang, Michał Kwiatkowski and Marc Hirschi unwilling to give their all and pull the Frenchman back just for Van Aert to outsprint them in the dash for the line.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.