{"id":12588,"date":"2026-04-22T12:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/12588\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:05:10","slug":"wout-van-aert-back-on-the-bike-after-roubaix-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/12588\/","title":{"rendered":"Wout van Aert back on the bike after Roubaix rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/wout-van-aert\" title=\"Wout van Aert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wout van Aert<\/a> got some time off after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cycling\/van-aert-outsprints-pogacar-at-paris-roubaix-as-punctures-puts-van-der-poel-out-of-contention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">historic victory at Paris-Roubaix<\/a>. Now the Visma | Lease a Bike rider has been spotted back in the saddle. On Tuesday, he was in Mechelen for the opening of sponsor Lease a Bike. There he spoke toBelgian website <a href=\"https:\/\/sporza.be\/nl\/2026\/04\/21\/-ik-kon-de-wereld-aan-wout-van-aert-over-intense-week-na-roubaix-zege-waarin-hij-heel-vaak-toostte-op-kassei~1776792244636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sporza<\/a> about what life has looked like since that famous 12 April.He did get back on the bike on Tuesday \u2014 though by his own admission it was &#8220;the slowest ride of the year.&#8221; How slow? His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/18197101898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Strava<\/a> tells all. Van Aert covered just under 6.5 kilometres in just over 27 minutes, at an average speed of 14.2 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading below the photo!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wout-van-aert-parijs-roubaix-69e86f306620d.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"wout-van-aert-parijs-roubaix\"\/>Wout van Aert &#8216;could take on the world&#8217; after Paris-Roubaix win<\/p>\n<p>The Visma star is back on the bike, and what he describes as &#8220;an intense week&#8221; is behind him. &#8220;But also a really beautiful week, because I could go straight on holiday. It wasn&#8217;t a last-minute decision \u2014 it was already planned. With the Roubaix win in the bag, the timing couldn&#8217;t have been better,&#8221; said Van Aert.<\/p>\n<p>He has made the most of celebrating his Monument victory. &#8220;I raised a glass to the cobblestones many times with my wife and kids. It became a bit of a running joke \u2014 that was fun,&#8221; said Van Aert, who says the hype around his Roubaix win is still going strong. &#8220;Being home for a few days, I understand just how crazy things are here in Belgium. It probably wasn&#8217;t a bad thing to escape from it all for a bit and have some quality time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And how are the legs, some ten days on from Roubaix? &#8220;I&#8217;ve never recovered from a classic so quickly, because I didn&#8217;t feel tired at all,&#8221; laughed Van Aert. &#8220;I could take on the world, I&#8217;d say. It was really special to be able to savour it fully, because a rest period was coming up anyway. Together with that Sunday itself, it&#8217;s a week that will stay with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wout van Aert got some time off after his historic victory at Paris-Roubaix. 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