Wout van Aert may have been on a break from road racing since winning Paris-Roubaix, but the Visma-Lease a Bike rider was still quite happy to pin on a number in Limburg at the UCI Gravel World Series event, Marly Grav.
It may have been a last minute entry with the expectation of "just a lot of fun" – although that didn't mean he skipped the pre-race recon ride – but he walked away with another victory after a solo sortie of more than 20km and a renewed taste for gravel.
"It was fun racing here. It’s a completely different kind of race to what I’m used to. It’s great to be able to compete in such a fair race and put my off-road skills to good use."
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"I’ll definitely be taking part more often," concluded Van Aert.
