Wout van Aert out for rest of season with 'serious' knee injury

Visma-Lease a Bike rider requires intravenous antibiotics to reduce infection risk

Wout van Aert crashes out of Vuelta a Espana 2024
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Wout van Aert will not race again in 2024 after suffering a "serious" knee injury at the Vuelta a España, his Visma-Lease a Bike team has announced. 

The 29-year-old slid out on a wet descent on stage 16 of the Grand Tour, crashing into a rocky edge and abandoning the race. In the moments afterwards, blood streamed from his right knee and elbow, although later scans revealed he had no fractures. 

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