Wout van Aert: 'Van der Poel would rather that I lost than he won'

Belgian criticises his Dutch rival for negative tactics at Ghent-Wevelgem but Van der Poel says he rode to win

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Wout van Aert vented his frustration after the 2020 Ghent-Wevelgem, criticising Dutch champion Mathieu van der Poel for negative tactics which saw the pair finish eighth and ninth respectively from the nine-man breakaway group.

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