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Wout van Aert is putting the final touches on his preparations for his cyclocross season debut this weekend, with the Belgian set to make his return to the mud and sand – and face off against Mathieu van der Poel for the first time – at the UCI World Cup in Antwerp on Saturday.
The Belgian is set to ride a limited six-race ‘cross campaign this season, making his return one of the most hotly anticipated events of the winter, and five confirmed races with eternal rival Van der Poel appointment viewing.
On Wednesday, Van Aert logged a 68km ride on his Cervelo R5-CX ‘cross bike near his home in Herentals, named ‘First day of school’, while later in the day he put in another 70km of training, entitled ‘Double Wednesday… CX is coming.’
