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Wout van Aert is a Belgian male sport cyclist born on September 15, 1994, in Herentals. He competes in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing, with specialties in cycling sprinter and individual time trial events. Van Aert has represented Belgium in international competition, including the 2015 and 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships and the 2019 and 2020 Tour de France.
Throughout his career, he has been a member of several sports teams, including Cibel-Cebon, Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice, Baloise Verzekeringen-Het Poetsbureau Lions, and Team Visma-Lease a Bike. His competitive achievements include winning stages 4, 8, and 20 of the 2022 Tour de France, as well as stage 11 of the 2021 Tour de France. He has received the awards for Belgian Sportsman of the year and Flandrien of the Year.
Van Aert stands 187 centimeters tall and weighs 70 kilograms. He speaks Dutch and English, with Dutch as his native language. Red Bull GmbH serves as his sponsor.
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- Total plays
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Key facts
- 2013
- Telenet–Fidea
- 2019
- Team Jumbo–Visma
- Full name
- Wout van Aert
- Born
- ( 1994-09-15 ) 15 September 1994 (age 31) , Herentals , Belgium
- Height
- 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 78 kg (172 lb)
- Current team
- Visma–Lease a Bike
- Disciplines
- Cyclo-cross Road
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- Sprinter All-rounder (road) Rouleur, Time trialist , Classics specialist
- 2018 2019
- Cibel–Cebon Offroad Team
- 2014 2016
- Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
- 2017 2018
- Vérandas Willems–Crelan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Herentals
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Dutch
- Participant in
- 2025 UCI Europe Tour
- Sport
- road bicycle racing
- Member of team
- Team Visma-Lease a Bike
- Position played
- time trial
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Mass
- 70
- Image
- WVA Paris-Roubaix 2022.jpg
- Height
- 187
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- date of birth
- 1994-09-15
- Commons category
- Wout van Aert
- sports discipline competed in
- road bicycle racing
- social media followers
- 1143306
- name in native language
- Wout van Aert
- sponsor
- Red Bull GmbH
- competition won
- 2026 Paris-Roubaix
- relative
- Jos van Aert
- Cyclocross24 rider ID
- wout-van-aert
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Encyclopedic overview
Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Van Aert won three consecutive men's races at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Having initially prioritised competing in cyclo-cross, Van Aert terminated his contract with Vérandas Willems–Crelan in 2018 and joined Team Jumbo–Visma in March 2019, on a three-year deal. Van Aert has since taken more than fifty professional road wins, including ten stage victories at the Tour de France between 2019 and 2025 (also winning the points classification in 2022), and two Monuments: Milan–San Remo (2020) and Paris-Roubaix (2026). Despite his many victories, van Aert's career has been noted for several close second place or podium finishes, with bad luck being attributed to missed victories. As of April 2026, van Aert has seven second or third place finishes in Monuments, and six silver or bronze medals from the UCI Road World Championships and Olympics.
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