"I passed a few centimeters from a major accident" : Wout van Aert escapes worst on stage 5 of Tour de France (VIDEO)

"I passed a few centimeters from a major accident" : Wout van Aert escapes worst on stage 5 of Tour de France (VIDEO)

On stage 5 of the Tour de France, which connects Lille Métropole with Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, Wout van Aert, the current yellow jersey, experienced a real fright…

For Wout van Aert, it’s more fear than harm. On Wednesday, July 6, the Tour de France peloton departed from Lille Métropole for the Arenberg Porte du Hainaut. these 5to The stage was very frightened by the runners due to the presence of eleven cobbled sections spread over about 20 km. In the finish, Australian Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) won. In the overall classification, Wout van Aert still retains his yellow jersey, 13 seconds ahead of his first follower, the American Neilson Powless (EF Education – Easy Post).

Wout van Aert at 6 on Thursday, July 7th.to The stage between Binche and Longwy is the Belgian 5.to scene. First, the Jumbo-Visma driver dropped to 94to km in a badly negotiated turn that disturbed the yellow jersey: “After falling, I had a hard time finding the right position and getting back into the fight.‘, says Wout van Aert in statements quoted Set.

Wanting to catch up after this setback, Wout van Aert got between the cars to quickly catch up with the peloton. but 87 years oldto km, the 27-year-old driver almost collided with the DSM team vehicle that fell right in front of him. Thanks to an incredible reflex, Van Aert narrowly escaped the disaster. “I guess I was a little surprised after I fell. I braked a little late when I got to him, and when they braked, I almost bumped into my teammate Steven Kruijswijk. I was stunned, stunned by what had happened to me. I asked Steven what happened to the car and he told me they were braking too hard. In any case, I was frightened and passed a few centimeters from a major accident.

In the end, Wount van Aert managed to limit the damage by finishing the stage 1’04” behind the winner Simon Clarke. Still, the Jumbo-Visma team had a rough day since Dutch team leader Primoz Roglic, 2’59” behind. Wout van Aert then sums up this difficult controversial phase in the north of France in his own way:Just a shitty day.

Benoit Lesueur

Source: Programme Television

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