Best Of Wout Van Aert - Cycling’s Greatest All-Rounder?

Sprinting, time trialling and climbing; whether the parcours is flat, hilly or mountainous, on the road, the cobbles or the muddy cyclo-cross field, Wout van Aert can do it all! Relive some of WVA’s best wins from the last few years: from Mont Ventoux and the Champs-Élysées at the Tour de France to thrilling battles with Mathieu van der Poel in Loenhout and at the E3 Saxo Classic.
0:00 Intro
0:13 Mont Ventoux • TDF 2021
1:07 Champs-Élysées • TDF 2021
2:00 Great Orme • Tour of Britain 2021
2:57 Omloop het Nieuwsblad 2022
3:33 E3 Saxo Classic 2022
4:05 Calais • TDF 2022
5:07 Exact Cross Loenhout 2022
6:13 X2O Trofee Koksijde 2022
6:57 E3 Saxo Classic 2023
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[@gcnracing]

Wow-t van Aert! 😍 What's your favourite WVA victory? 🙌

[@viktorsix4970]

Tdf mont ventoux

[@Primarinalola730]

Milaan San Remo. His first monument!!! It's not in the video. 🥺

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Hautacam liftoff is my favourite.

[@manovanbenthem8035]

Paris

[@nickjohnson710]

Milan San remo, on the downhill, and the sprint? Come on why wasn't it in the video 🙄

[@holymackenaw]

His TdF 2022 was the most dominant performance i have ever seen. GC riders pick their spots and stages. He dominated almost every stage for 3 weeks.

[@Tibovl]

Honestly, I think many people forget how insane some of those performances were. He got eight, yes fucking eight, medals. 3 sprints, 2 TT's, 1 punchy uphill finish, a successful attack on a 'sprint stage' and a mountaintop finish that he only lost because he had to help Vingegaard secure yellow. Not even mentioning the fact that he essentially saved the Tour for Vingegaard on stage 5, and then went in the attack all day on stage 6 (it didn't work, but was still exceptionally impressive). I think he is the only rider that can take both the green and mountain jerseys in one tour.

[@artemkorchagin652]

As impressive as Vingegaard’s victory over Pogacar was, I think most people will remember first and foremost WVA performance, which rarely happens, especially if the GC winner beats out a guy who’ll probably end up being one of the GOATs.

[@jimrustle270]

Yeah, it was impressive but it also stank. I know doping went away - but seeing someone that size beat 60kg specialists was…unbelievable.

[@Tibovl]

@@jimrustle270 huff that copium

[@justjelvin6103]

He can single handedly win the GC, unfortunately, he can't coz its for Jonas

[@TheWorldisaLIE2]

won more in one season than most riders win in an entire career. what a legend

[@izylldus]

That 2021 TDF where he won an ITT, a Mountain Stage & the Stage 21 Sprint Stage made me realize what a monster he really is.

[@gcnracing]

It was incredible! Is any other rider in the world capable of that?

[@christiandm1041]

He proved to be a great teammate last year in The Tour as well. Impressive cyclist on so many levels!

[@samdeluca1334]

Jonas won the yellow Jersey, but in my opinion Wout won the tour. What he did on a day to day basis was other worldly and made watching very very exciting

[@esrepu]

Only one who wins a ventoux stage and Paris 😃👍🏾

[@clarencecorbeil1061]

And a TT the day before!

[@pippy4658]

You blind?

[@chrisrodgers4950]

Praise the Wout and his holy name

[@NLOsiris]

And still missing his timetrials 😅

[@Alvio64]

Not many riders winning cyclocross, classics/monuments, + tour de france sprint stages, mountain stages and time trials. Has to be up there with the best all round riders

[@Xhadp]

Honorable mention should go to stage 18 of the 2022 Tour De France. While he wasn't the eventual winner getting third after going for an early breakaway has got be one of the best performances out there.

[@TheReactor8]

As a MVP fan, I must say yes no doubt WVA is the best all rounder.

[@TheReactor8]

Of course I hope MVP wins tomorrow exceptional as he is. But if WVA wins I will applaud him too.

[@sam88wise22]

They lift each other to a new level, you can support on over the other, but always appreciate both 🔥

[@roxor8015]

I think we can put in this convo Tadej Pogačar, because Tadej can do everything while Wout can't climb

[@sam88wise22]

@@roxor8015 have you even seen the video? He won the Mont Ventoux stage 2021 TdF? And last year he dropped Tadej uphill while pacing for Jonas Vingegaard in TdF, but yeah, can’t climb 😅

[@lws7394]

Well, he has strong competition from Tom Pidcock ! 2022 world champion cyclo cross; 2021 olympic champion MTB , 2022 european champion mtb; 2022 TdF win at Alpe d' Huez; 2023 winner Strade Bianche; 2021 Brabantse pijl All at the tender age of 23 !! Further 2021 2nd Amstel Gold Race ( with controversial finish photo!) , 3rd Kuurne Brussel , 6th world championships ; (I think that MvdP would like to swap two of his cx titles for that olympic title mtb ...)

[@The2014engineer]

My favorite cyclist, let alone the time trials that weren't included. Rainbow bands are just a matter of time!

[@gcnracing]

Do you think he can take them in Glasgow this year?

[@peterderidder9922]

World top TT - world top sprinting - worldtop cyclocross - world top climbing - tourettapes anny level - won lots and lots of classic and dayraces. 1 class teamplayer, Wout brought Vingegaard a lot of times back to the front of the peleton the tour vingegaard won !! In belgium alone wout have millions of fans . Even people who are not interested in cycling know Wout... He is just a fantastic guy . Belgium loves Wout !

[@ljhokk]

Wout Van Aert is one of the best in almost every discipline in road cycling...the only disciplin where he is really the best is uphil sprint...but yes he is monster cyclist and alongside Pogacar,Van der Poel,Roglic and Vingegaard best in the peleton

[@waveteacher1]

WVA is a once in a lifetime bike racer and a true class act. Enjoy watching the legend as it's being made.

[@kristofbe1]

It's just a joy to see this man ride.

My fav is 2023 UCI World Cup Zonhoven; I really wished I was there. Wout is the best, wishing him to win in this year's Ronde.

[@dilligaf2818]

i luv Wally. Its not always about him is a great team mate and team rider .I;m hoping his best wins are yet to come. Was sad to see him loose the World's cyclocross this year. I'm hoping he can win all the monuments starting with Flanders this weekend . As a fan we are lucky to have the three kings now but Wally is my fave. Go Wally Go !!!!

[@imcrypto7204]

Best teammate (ask Laporte, Roglic or Vingegaard), one of the best timetrials, one of the best CX, one of the best sprinter, able to win at ventoux or Liege Bastogne Liege, green jersey at le tour..

[@simplyxuan779]

Oh mahh gawd this is so hype for De Ronde!

[@gcnracing]

It's going to be a sleepless night with all this excitement!

[@MrMattie725]

I know it wasn't a crazy race, but not including Strade and the Monument Milan-San Remo? :o Did you not have the rights for those? ;)

[@Desmond17]

Absolute unit !

[@thetinusnl8834]

ROAD cycling greatest all-rounder, what a legend and such a big inspiration. Cycling's greatest all-rounder might be Pidcock: road, CX and MTB, he's amazing at all. Honorable mention for MvdP, and road- and track-powerhouse Ganna.

[@cervin1865]

You are forgetting that MvDP is better than Pidcock on Road, with this i mean that his victories are more high profile, he is better at cyclo cross and when they meet on MTB track MvDP more often than not also beats him. In Tokyo MvDP feel, he was number one favourite. And Pidcock's cyclo cross world title in USA last year was possible because WvA and MvDP didnt want to travel there; Pidcock would be the first to admit that yss, he won, but there has never been a question he is not really on par with them.

[@milanreznicek7335]

This man is uncredible strong in every race. I admire him for his universal skills and extreme power, mental strength. I wish him this year to win big classics, he deserves it!👍👍😉😉

[@noahmiller91]

He is my hero. What an amazing rider!

[@prfit]

2022 TdF stage 18, WvA drops Pog up the Hautacam

[@gcnracing]

That was incredible!

[@gasgano8255]

I think Mathieu is better in what he does best but Wout is better everywhere else

[@tijsvandepitte2566]

Totally agree after today mvdp is the better one day cyclist(parijs Roubaix,...), but wout is much better in big tours, and time trails

[@Dearlp640]

Don't forget mountain biking for Mathieu.

[@clarencecorbeil1061]

Amazing! WVA is probably my favorite right now! I would be curious to ask him how he became all-arounder, and how each cycling abilities (sprint, climbing, TT, CC, etc.) influence and help his other abilities for him (how CC influence his sprint for eg., etc.).

[@WesternUranus]

I'd say CX gave him the explosivity to produce high-torque, the resistance to fatigue from all out efforts in harsh conditions and without food or water, also the bike-handling. I heard him say he had to do big changes to his training so he could do longer efforts. He was apparently relying almost exclusively on glucose and had to do big blocs of zone 2 to develop his ability to use fat. I guess this gave him a great aerobic foundation below his existing base, making him great on long climbs and TT as well since he is a big boy. From there he'd be able to use his glucose metabolism to support even greater intensities. This combined with the explosivity necessary for CX made him a great sprinter at ease in long, high-speed sprints. And also the sauce is likely be top-notch at Jumbo, as in other top teams

[@zwans9634]

Let's take a moment to appreciate the unbelievable generation of cyclists we have. MVP, Van Aert, and Poggi are all unbelievable strong riders.

[@tannerslomko]

Great video. Love these “best wins” series.

[@epincion]

Thanks

[@benshannon3121]

My favourite rider 😍😍😍

[@McHayes76]

Yes. Most all-round rider for sure. Never the best in one discipline, yet always close. But as a total package,... He's mighty impressive.

[@angiepaun]

Cele mai spectaculoase victorii!! 🤩

[@IamAeroDynamic]

My favorite current rider! Definition of a true all rounder

[@joanneleyva4942]

THAT'S MY BOY!!!!!

[@Pieterdk04]

Also his tt skills👀

[@gcnracing]

Twice finished runner up in the ITT at the world champs, he can basically do everything!

[@edjesuitas1]

And won 2022 TDF TT stage didn't he?

[@richardwallace133]

He always has a chance

[@ericelane7208]

Somebody for got to include the video of Wout's Monument win at 2020 Milan-San Remo.

[@imadsommani4876]

Phénomène 😮😮😮

[@tonyg3091]

The Fine Aert of Cycling...

[@vioseven3799]

The Best!

[@frankdischinger2650]

Sieger beim Einzelzeitfahren, ich glaube Runde 20, am Ende der Tour 22 - Sieg auf ca. 40 km Einzelzeitfahren für Wout vor Jonas und Tadej.

[@TSEEMOD_618]

A moment of silence towards every single low-tier "fan" (reading it "Scum") who calls WVA "loser" every single time

[@SimoneChiaretta]

Amazing wins overall all. And the one in Diegem was also amazing in the night event. Too bad he’s always 2nd in the races that matter (WC, Olympics, RVV). Let’s see how it goes this Sunday at the RVV

[@hurricanehorst2266]

The Main Man.

[@phacharawut]

Yes, he is

[@therollingjones]

Where in the world is his MSR win?!?!

[@Lukearthwalker]

Right???

[@jancypers9526]

Missing MSR and the strade :(, but i think you could make a 1 hour video of Van Aert highlights

[@druso3676]

GOAT

[@johnandrews3568]

not yet

[@yvesrosenbaum7718]

Sorry, but as much as I love WVA, Merckx is still the uncontested GOAT

[@pedrodiogo4807]

A GOAT that has 0 Grand Tour overall wins and 1 monument, you must be joking.

[@malcolmlarri9073]

He was held back by his team mates in 2022 - he needs to be unleashed

[@michealissa1638]

in reference to the title, i think there can be made a case for pogacar, hinault and valverde as well.

[@jonathanjc1131]

Now make a compilation of MVDP!

[@ahmetozmen850]

no doubt

[@belgianboholana2029]

WvA😊❤😊

[@jellebosmans6127]

where are the strade bianche and milan-san remo, he won those in the same year, fantastic rider

[@wesleygotje6065]

Best moment in my opinion is winning on the Mont Ventoux.

[@daanbuttiens9809]

100%

[@harryreeves5064]

His Hautecam performance at last years TdF was absurd

[@peregrine760]

Milan San Remo & strade bianche ? 😅

[@roderashe]

PLEASE do one of these for MVDP!

[@doggyw00f18]

Bro won a monument. Where was MSR???

[@catosal0659]

론데와 파리루베 더블 꼭 해주길 바란다.

[@dunphyc3]

I’m a massive Wout fan but surely Pogacar is cyclings greatest all rounder?

[@WeallAreAdults]

i don't see pogacar doing cyclecross ? lol

[@sanastela]

​@@WeallAreAdults he was the Slovenian champion in Cyclocross back in the day.

[@Markotram]

I believe than once Tadej, Wout and Mattieu are battling it out with the three of them, Tadej has actually never won. He's an insanely talented cyclist, but in cyclecross, classics, sprinting Wout and/or Mattieu beat him. Tadej obvously being the best in the high mountains and stages races (if they include decent climbs).

[@dunphyc3]

@Markotram he beat the two this weekend the way he can. If it was a one v one sprint he probably isn't beating either.

[@Markotram]

I know, I saw it live. Amazing race! Didn't want to post it yet, to avoid spoilers for ppl in other timezones.

[@MaynerdYace]

He is definitely not the Greatest All-Rounder in road race. Mercks and Hinault are better deserved, and even Pogacar. The reason WVA won the Ventoux stage (btw not a Ventoux summit stage) is that he was not a GC contender and the peloton didn't chase him. Otherwise, he got no chance to win the stage.

[@TheVintagedudee]

Wout: 2021. 1. Alp di huethez. 2. Last time trial. 3. Winning in Paris the day after winning the time trial. Defending merckx from cavendish as his country man. Wearing the Belgium Jersey. WHO ASK THE QUESTIONS🗿🗿🗿 2022: Flat out a monster, not human by any means.🪦🪦🪦

[@Djuntas]

The reason why us Danes won the tour last year. We all know it.

[@wimve4719]

Yeah, but Jonas is no slough either. I think that they are willing to allow each other big wins. That's the beautiful thing of it. Wout will never be a grand tour winner, he's a stage winner and - amazingly given his will to win - a Super Domestique (just watched stage 6 of TdF2023).

[@jack_attack_]

van der Poel til' I die.

[@karelvanoorschot9323]

I rate Strade Binchi and Milan - San Remo higher than tour of Britain or cyclo cross in Loenhout.

[@chitaip1508]

Something wrong about E3 2022? I think that's Gent-Wevelgem 2023~~ Oh sorry..........

[@stuartcraig1425]

Another eddy merxc

[@Kimberlytheresam]

Pogacar is the sports best all rounder.

[@junjiezhang2283]

please boost his pro cycling manger mountain attribute pls

[@chrissummerhill9445]

🥤

[@thangarajmj5814]

Greatest allrounder would be Pogacar. Grand Tours, Classics, Cobbles. The Guy can die it all.

[@ericlakor3133]

I think they're both in the running for greatest all rounder .. and don't forget TT and sprint

[@thangarajmj5814]

@@ericlakor3133 I don't think Wout Van Aert could ever win a Grant Tour

[@WeallAreAdults]

Pogacar is only doing road... so he in definition is not an all rounder m8

[@ericlakor3133]

@@thangarajmj5814 yeah, but he has won stages in grand tours, and contributes to his teammates successes in grand tours and that's impressive.

[@thangarajmj5814]

​@@ericlakor3133 but that doesn't mean he would win Grand Tours

[@antonioditerlizzi9045]

per me Van Aert è molto piu forte sotto tutti i punti di vista di Vingegard stanno facendo lo stesso errore con Dumoulin quando avevano puntato tutto su Roglic

[@cycling_posts6423]

Pogacar is easily the best all-arounder

[@danielguinea2971]

If he gets podium or win this Sunday there'll be no doubt. And hopefully one day he'll ride Roubaix, if he does good in that race there won't be any possible doubt

[@Tibovl]

I'd argue that Van Aert is a better climber than Pogacar is a sprinter. I understand the reason to choose Pogacar with his GC capabilities, but no one can deny Wout can be a threat on any terrain.

[@aldeventos]

Pog would not win a sprint finish against Cav in Paris

[@michaelpolkey5996]

😲 T 🚌 🎭

[@Justgoodvideos]

I believe that was E3 2023 not 2022

[@andrearancan9214]

The best All-Rounder is Pogacar.

[@DonElvis]

Why can’t he be the leader of the team? It seems that most of the time he does the heavy lifting for the team?

[@jochem1986]

He’s at least as good as Mathieu, if not better.

[@carlostorres-rivera7200]

Guy’s a freak. Nothing else to be said.

[@danielmacdonald721]

Still a bit suspicious how he can climb for a guy who weighs 78kg and is 1.9m tall……

[@allahdoesnotexist3823]

Sean Kelly was better.

[@yvesrosenbaum7718]

As much as I loved Sean Kelly at that time, I'm not sure. Yes, Kelly was a great all-around rider and his total number of wins is out of this world, but I can't remember him climbing high percentage as well as WVA does

[@cedarcanoe]

Tom Pidcock might become the greatest

[@chrisgersie1712]

He is very versatile in one day racing but he has never won a world tour stage race so I don’t consider him a great all rounder.

[@WerdnaLiten]

Define 'All rounder'.....Unlike Tom & Mathieu, he doesn't race XC MTB....

[@drym3943]

But Mathieu doesn't win field sprint or montagne stages.

[@sudsehun76]

@@drym3943 he's talking about the title of the video. it says cycling's greatest allrounder. road is like the easiest cycling discipline. maybe call him the greatest "road race allrounder". but definitely not cycling's, for me that's someone like pauline ferrand prevot, marianne vos, mvdp, pidcock etc.

[@georgehugh3455]

Wout doesn't play Pro Baseball, Basketball nor Football either! IMO, *the term "All-rounder" mainly refers to the many aspects of* *_Road Cycling_* (as written in the description) with cyclocross tossed in.

[@florianh.6981]

GOAT