Wout van Aert completes first off-road ride since Tour de France crash

The Belgian has not yet put a date on his return to racing

Wout van Aert at Maldegem Parkcross 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

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Wout van Aert has completed his first off-road ride since his serious crash at the 2019 Tour de France in July.

The Belgian, who is still on a long road to recovery, posted a 69km ride on his Strava yesterday while his rivals competed in the Koppenbergcross, which was won by compatriot Eli Iserbyt with Brit Tom Pidcock finishing second.

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Jonny Long

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.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.

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