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RIDERS TO WATCH

WOUT VAN AERT

JUMBO-VISMA 26

TOB STARTS: 0

BEST TOB RESULT: N/A

2021 UCI RACE DAYS: 38

The Tour of Britain will view it as a bit of a coup to have attracted Wout van Aert to these shores, with only a resurgent Mark Cavendish able to rival the multi-talented Belgian for ‘star attraction’ status (and quite possibly in the sprint finishes too).

The 26-year-old has just had what might be his most successful season of his short pro road career, with wins in the Classics (Amstel Gold and Ghent-Wevelgem), a hat-trick of stage wins in the Tour de France, including the prestigious Mont

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