Despite his young age, Wout Van Aert (Crelan-Vastgoedservice) is living the life of a rock star. At the age of 21 he became the elite cyclo-cross world champion and winner of all the major series in cyclo-cross. This season he's living up to high expectations and taking over the role of now-retired cyclo-cross legend Sven Nys.
After nearly two months into the 2016 and 2017 racing season, Van Aert is leading the general classification of the World Cup and the DVV Trophy, and is only three points behind rival Mathieu van der Poel in the Superprestige series. After the third round of the Superprestige in Ruddervoorde on Sunday, he's headed for Calpe, Spain to take a small break.
Van Aert says he is starting to feel the weight of the pressure on his shoulders. In previous years, it was Nys who mostly dealt with the media.
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"The season is very long. Every race where I'm present I have and want to perform. That's why I'm not racing everywhere. That's why it is important to search for some peace of mind.
"That's sometimes easier far away from home rather than in busy Belgium. It's not like I'm ending a first part of the season. Afterwards I'm two weeks at home and then back to Spain with the team. It's just good to train in a more comfortable temperature, as the weather in Belgium will be worse.
"It'll be good. I'll ride my bike and enjoy the calm that I'll hopefully find over there. In Belgium it's always quite hectic with a lot on my hands. It's not always possible to sit in the couch during the afternoon.
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