> Wout van Aert's involvement in breakaways and chasing stage wins is something he doesn't approve of. Former rider and team manager Bjarne Riis, in his analysis for Danish newspaper BT Sport, criticized Visma-Lease a Bike's tactics, and Van Aert's in particular. After yesterday's stage, in which Van Aert finished fifth, Riis stated: "It's no surprise that Van Aert attacks like that, but I think it's completely wrong. You can't say you want to win the Tour de France and then let your domestiques waste their energy like this. Visma-Lease a Bike jeopardizes the bigger goal. I have a problem with that."
 Straightforward. Although, it's questionable whether you can pigeonhole a rider like Van Aert as a 'domestique'. Someone of his caliber also wants to win trophies himself. "We agree that Van Aert is a special rider," said Riis. "But he hasn't shown that yet in this Tour. He's not as strong as a few years ago." This isn't the first time that Van Aert's attacking spirit has been criticized by the Danish side. A few days ago, Riis already said that Van Aert "races like an amateur." And just before the Tour started, Trine Hansen, Jonas Vingegaard's wife, also stated in an interview that our compatriot is too focused on his own success.
Danes HATE him