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About

Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo-Visma. He has 150,000 followers on Facebook, 250,000 on Twitter, and 1.1 million on Instagram.

Before Fame

He started his career in cyclo-cross where he became world champion in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Trivia

In the 2021 Tour de France, he was the first rider to win a mountain stage, a time trial, and a bunch sprint at the same Tour since Bernard Hinault in 1979. Over the years, he has been featured by a variety of different publications, such as VeloNews.

Family Life

He was born in Herentals, Flanders, into a family not involved in bike racing. Although one of his father's cousins is Dutch former professional cyclist Jos van Aert. He and his wife Sarah De Bie have a son.

Associated With

When he won the final stage of the 108th Tour de France, he crossed the finish line ahead of overall winner Tadej Pogačar and points winner Mark Cavendish. In the 2022 Tour de France, he was the points winner, though lost to overall winner Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen.