Team leader Maassen knows that Van Aert has a plan for Tourrit
Many wild team leader Frans Maassen did not want to say about it before the start of the seventeenth stage. “But Wout van Aert has something in his head,” said the Limburger of the Visma – Lease A Bike team before the start of the ride to Valence at Sporza.
Maassen said that the Belgian driver had “good input” in the team discussion. “I think Wout is doing very well,” said Maassen in Bollène, where the prevailing opinion is that it will be a ride for the sprinters. “That is not necessarily necessary,” Maassen said. “It can still rain and a flight can drive away. So it is not said that we will just sprint.”
“Wout will have to do his own thing himself, but he is still fresh and gave good input in the meeting this morning. I will not tell what that is. The enemy listens along and another Belgian is top favorite. Tim Merlier, yes. But Wout has something in his head.”