Van Aert will not start the 18th stage of the Tour to attend the birth of his daughter

The Belgian Wout van Aert will not start the 18th stage of the Tour de France and give up on the test to attend the birth of his daughterThe Jumbo team reported this Thursday, a day after its leader, Dane Jonas Vingegaard, condemned the general.

The decision was made last Tuesday evening, after the time trial in which he was third and in which Vingegaard achieved an important income in the general classification about the Slovenian Tadej Pogačar, which was confirmed a day later in the last alpine stage in Courchevel.

“It’s a strange feeling, but it’s not a dilemma, the decision was easy. I always said I would come home when my wife said she needed me.. That moment has come. My teammates understand the decision and are behind me 100%.” the cyclist points out in the video that Jumbo published on social networks.

The Belgian, very combative since the start of the Tour in Bilbao, regretted not being able to add a tenth stage victory in the Tourdespite being in the top three four times, second twice and third as many times.

But it was one of the props for Vingegaard to go, barring a serious accident, to reaffirm the title won last year.

The Dane stated that Van Aert will be by his side whenever he needs him. The two drivers embraced warmly in Courchevel.