Wout van Aert withdraws from the 110th Tour de France due to the birth of his son.

Belgian Wout van Aert, one of the world’s leading cyclists, withdrew from the 110th Tour de France race to accompany the birth of his second child, according to Jumbo-Visma.

The yellow jersey Escudeiro of Jonas Wingegard, Van Aert was one of the most active cyclists in this race, which he leaves without any stage win but with two second places and two third places.

“As everyone knows, Sarah is pregnant and things are getting a little ‘heavy’. In a conversation with the team, we decided that my place is now at home, ”explains the 28-year-old Belgian in a video posted on social media. Media Jumbo-Visma social networks.

The WVA announced before the start of the tour that he would withdraw from the race if the birth of his second child was imminent, which he says is happening right now.

“On the one hand, this is a strange feeling, but this is not a dilemma. This is an easy solution. I always thought that I would go home when my wife said she needed me. That time has come,” he said. , indicating that his teammates, including Wingegaard, were supportive of his choice.

Van Aert was the main figure of the last Tour, in which he rode in yellow, won three stages and the regularity classification with record points and was recognized as a “super fight”.

In this edition, the Belgian takes home “only” the prize for the “super fighting fight” in the first week of the “Grand Boucle”.

“Several times I had the legs to win the stage, but it didn’t happen,” complained the cyclist who, despite his work protecting Wingegaard’s yellow and numerous escapes, was 23rd overall.

Thus, the WVA will not take part in the 18th stage of the Tour de France, which today connects Moutiers and Bourg-en-Bresse, with a total length of 184.9 km, leaving Jumbo-Visma with six riders to defend the yellow Dane, who is ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE, Emirates) with an advantage of 07.35 minutes.