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> “After Dwars door Vlaanderen, it was more difficult for Wout to quickly find motivation again,” admitted his wife. “But if he can’t recover mentally immediately after a setback, it’s up to me and the people around him to react. Wout puts a lot of pressure on himself, which the media only increases. So I tried to convince him: Above all, stay positive.”
He will definitely still have a chance at the Giro

> The Giro is still young and will reach its peak in Rome in nineteen days.

> So much can still happen.

> And change.

> “We believe that Wout will improve in three weeks,” says sports director De Reef. The form he had before his illness has not just disappeared. We are sure that he will now support Olaf Kooij in the sprints, but also Simon Yates in the hills at some point. And later he will certainly have a chance to succeed from the breakaway. He is an exceptional guy who can do anything, but we have to be careful with him too.”

> Former Dutch cyclist Lars van den Berg adds: "There is no reason to panic. Wout can still show significantly better form during the Giro. However, he should not push the limit too soon or too often now, otherwise he will not be able to fully recover."