Wout van Aert will race cyclocross World Championships
Wout van Aert has announced he will be racing the cyclocross World Championships next month.
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The Dutch team formerly known as Belkin which was formerly known as Rabobank which formerly known as LottoNL-Jumbo which was formerly known as six other things, has been around for so long most of their riders weren’t even born the first time they rode the Tour de France (in 1984 as Kwantum). Since Euskaltel have disbanded, they’ve got the orangest, booziest fans in cycling, despite the team kit being a yellow and black combo. Said team kit comes in two sizes: extremely tall and broad, or extremely tall and skinny.
The team’s biggest recent successes have come through sprinter Dylan Groenewegen, while Grand Tour overall chances have rested on the sizeable shoulders of Steven Kruijswijk.
After a few years of poor results, the team switched focus and began recruiting strong climbers to compete at Grand Tours. For the last few years, they have been edging up the rankings, with riders claiming stage victories and top ten overall finishes. Success finally came in 2019 when Primoz Roglic, the former ski jumper, won the overall at the Vuelta.
They scored one of the biggest transfer coups for 2019, securing the services of cyclocross star Wout van Aert, who at just 24 years old, is surely a Classics winner in the making. The star studded lineup also included Tom Dumoulin, George Bennett, Laurens De Plus and Sepp Kuss.
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Jumbo-Visma target 2020 Tour de France with three leaders in Dumoulin, Roglič and Kruijswijk
Jumbo-Visma will adopt the Movistar approach in the 2020 Tour de France, taking three leaders in Tom Dumoulin, Primož Roglič and Steven Kruijswijk.
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Wout van Aert wins legal battle against former team after he broke contract
Wout van Aert has won his legal battle against his former team after he unilaterally terminated his contract.
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Jumbo-Visma to jump up team rich list after budget increase for 2020 season
The Dutch squad are now only just inside the richest top half of WorldTour squads
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Primož Roglič takes chaotic Tre Valli Varesine 2019 after chase group led wrong way on course
Primož Roglič powered away from an elite group in the final kilometre of Tre Valli Varesine 2019 to take another late-season victory.
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Tony Martin abandons Vuelta a España after crash involving Primož Roglič and Miguel Ángel López
The Vuelta a España offered up more drama on stage 18, as Tony Martin was forced out of the race after a crash that also brought down some of the overall favourites.
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Primož Roglič extends contract with Jumbo-Visma despite rumours
Primož Roglič has signed a long-term contract extension with Jumbo-Visma, despite rumours he could leave the team.
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Steven Kruijswijk abandons Vuelta a España 2019
Steven Kruijswijk has been forced to abandon the Vuelta a España 2019.
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Wout van Aert’s cyclocross season still in doubt after Tour de France crash
Wout van Aert’s cyclocross season remains in doubt, a month after he suffered a gash to his leg at the Tour de France.
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Jumbo-Visma’s budget will increase to €20million as team chase Grand Tour success
Jumbo-Visma are continuing their pursuit of Grand Tour success with an increased budget of €20million.
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Jumbo-Visma confirm Tom Dumoulin signing
Jumbo-Visma have quietly confirmed the signing of Tom Dumoulin, after the Dutch star ended his contract with Sunweb.
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Jonas Vingegaard emerges the strongest of young riders to win stage six and take race lead at Tour of Poland 2019
Jonas Vingegaard emerged as a deserving winner from the next generation of talent on stage six of the Tour of Poland.
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Still not clear when Wout van Aert will race again after Tour de France crash
Wout van Aert is still unsure when he will be back to racing after a gruesome injury he suffered at the Tour de France.
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'We're 180 idiots riding in the way of each other': Tour de France riders give their thoughts on Luke Rowe & Tony Martin disqualification
Riders are fairly unanimous in their agreement that the two riders shouldn't have been thrown out of the Tour de France
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Watch: Luke Rowe and Tony Martin give their verdict on incident that saw them expelled from Tour de France
The pair both say their actions were "in the heat of the moment" and apologised
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Wout van Aert set to leave hospital in Pau four days after Tour de France crash
Wout van Aert is due to leave hospital four days after suffering a deep wound to his leg at the Tour de France.
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Wout van Aert out of Tour de France after time trial crash
The Belgian collided with a barrier during the Pau time trial
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Daring to dream: How Jumbo Visma built their Tour challenge
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George Bennett accepts sacrificing his own GC chances to support team aims at Tour de France
The New Zealander was called back to fetch water bottles in a crucial moment on stage 10, resulting in him losing almost 10 minutes
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Questions raised over use of ketone 'miracle drink' at Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma, who have so far won four stages in this year's race, confirmed they had been using the dietary supplement
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‘I had a difficult start to the Tour’: Comeback for Dylan Groenewegen at Tour de France 2019 with 74km/h sprint
Dylan Groenewegen admitted he struggled in the opening week of the Tour but found glory on stage seven.
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Marcel Kittel's racing return in doubt with Jumbo-Visma deal unlikely
The German is on indefinite leave from cycling, but was linked to a return to racing with Jumbo-Visma
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Wout van Aert: 'Julian Alaphilippe was stronger than the whole bunch, I couldn't do more'
The Belgian missed out on the opportunity to take the yellow jersey in his debut Tour de France
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Who is Mike Teunissen? The unexpected first yellow jersey wearer of the Tour de France 2019
The 2019 Tour marks the high point of his career so far
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'To get the yellow jersey over Peter Sagan makes it even more special'
Mike Teunissen rescues Jumo-Visma's Tour de France opening stage after lead sprinter Dylan Groenewegen crashed
