Now it's official: Wout Van Aert will not race the Tour of Flanders on Sunday.

"Yesterday morning I started to have a slight sore throat - he said in a video posted on social media - I immediately did two tests myself and they were immediately positive - explained the Flemish of Jumbo-Visma -. I then did a molecular test (at Covid) which showed a strong positivity ".

Van Aert was considered the big favorite of the Belgian race together with Mathieu Van der Poel . The Jumbo champion also thanked all the people who have expressed their affection to him in recent days. "In the last two years we have done everything possible not to be infected - he concluded - but it is evident that we are all still very exposed".

The young Mick Van Dijke will take his place while his team will have to change strategy: the captains will therefore be Tiesj Benoot and Christophe Laporte.

And you fantamanagers, what will you do? Will you trade Van Aert or do you prefer to keep it for the next races?

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