Tour de France 2025 - La conférence de presse Visma avec Wout Van Aert : "J'ai été malade, un petit contretemps mais..."

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04/07/2025

Wout Van Aert s'est exprimé ce vendredi matin lors de la conférence de presse organisée par sa propre équipe Visma | Lease a Bike à l’hôtel Mercure, près de l’aéroport de Lille. A la veille du Grand Départ du Tour de France et devant une salle comble, le Belge est revenu sur son approche loin d'être idéale, lui qui a déclaré forfait pour les Championnats de Belgique pour cause de maladie, avant de revenir sur ses ambitions personnelles, qu'il entend bien conjuguer avec celles de son équipe, qui veut reprendre le maillot Jaune à Pogacar avec Jonas VIngegaard.

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04:25Comment est-ce que c'est votre body maintenant à ce que c'était à la Giro ?

04:30Et aussi, est-ce que vous êtes le deuxième car dans la G-season ?

04:34Oui, comme je disais, c'était un petit tournoi.

04:37Je suis déjà revenu sur la bike très rapidement,

04:40donc la récupération a été bien et la condition a été bien.

04:47Mais oui, je ne pense pas que je ne vais pas vouloir de temps

04:52parce que vous n'avez jamais vu.

04:56Peut-être que vous gardez l'option ouvert,

04:58mais je n'ai pas d'attirant que Jonas est le mec.

05:02Donc, on va voir ce qu'il se passe.

05:08Simon, merci et félicitations sur votre Giro.

05:13La coverage du Welsh a été très focussée sur le Giraeus' final tour de l'année dernière.

05:19Et il est toujours en school.

05:21Il a été la première course de cette race en 2007.

05:24Peut-être que vous pouvez vous présenter votre contribution

05:26sur le Giroeus' final sur le Giroeus' final de l'année dernière?

05:29Oui, je veux dire, il a été un grand inspirateur pour beaucoup de Giroeus' final.

05:36Il n'est pas seulement sur le Giroeus' final, mais aussi sur le Giroeus' final.

05:39J'ai commencé sur le Giroeus' final sur le Giroeus' final,

05:41et il a été déjà établié sur le Giroeus' final.

05:46Il a été déjà éloigné sur le Giroeus' final et aussi sur le Giroeus' final.

05:51Il a été déjà dans le Giroeus' final, comme je le disais.

05:54Donc, je suis sûre qu'il a voulu jouer.

05:56Est-ce que c'est quelqu'un que vous connaissez ?

06:00Non, je ne sais pas.

06:02Je n'ai pas vraiment pas le Giroeus' final sur le Giroeus' final sur le Giroeus' final.

06:05Mais quand j'ai raced avec lui, il a toujours été un grand gars.

06:11Il a toujours apporté le Giroeus' final sur le Giroeus' final.

06:15Et comme je disais, j'espère qu'il a été éloigné sur le Giroeus' final sur le Giroeus' final.

06:20Merci.

06:22Donc, pour Simon, après le Giroeus' final,

06:27Est-ce que c'était difficile après le Giroeus' final de la Giroeus' final,

06:31ou juste parce que la Giroeus' final est plus difficile?

06:41Oui et non.

06:43Comme je disais, c'était toujours le plan pour venir ici et faire le Giroeus' final.

06:46Donc, en toute façon, il y a tout un grand gars.

06:50En ce regard, physiquement, c'est plus facilement que mentalement.

06:55Bien sûr, tu peux faire tout parfaitement en trainant sur le physique.

07:02Mais oui, pour changer cette mentalité, c'était pas facile.

07:08Mais comme je disais, je savais ça avant que j'ai commencé la Giro.

07:13Donc oui, c'est bien.

07:16Simon, in the few days you had, how did you celebrate your Giro victory?

07:21In the few days you had, how did you celebrate your Giro victory?

07:25Yeah, not that much, actually.

07:29No, I wish.

07:32I will save that for later in the year.

07:35Just some relaxing days with the family.

07:38Like I said, already I was on the way to a training camp.

07:43So it was a quick turnaround.

07:46Yeah.

07:47For you.

07:48For Simon.

07:49Simon, is there any difficulties with riding for a captain like Jonas

07:55when you have not started the race together as teammates yet?

08:00Good question, actually.

08:01I mean, it's also, yeah, you are right.

08:03I've never really done that role, to be honest.

08:06I mean, I'm not, let's say, afraid to do that role.

08:10I think I can do a really good job.

08:12But it will be something new for me.

08:15So we'll see how that goes.

08:17Earlier in the year I was supposed to race with him in Catalonia,

08:23but I think after his setback there in Pyrenees, it didn't come true.

08:27So, yeah, that's how it goes.

08:30We'll make it work.

08:32Yeah.

08:33But what are your impressions of Jonas?

08:36You've been, you just told, on the altitude camp together.

08:40So what are your impressions and what kind of guy is he to work for, you think?

08:46Yeah, I mean, so far it's been quite good.

08:49I mean, like I said, I've only really been with him on certain training camps.

08:53Yeah, really in senior and only at the start of the year,

08:56in December or January, I was with him.

08:58So actually not that much.

09:00But, yeah, really easy person to work with.

09:03Relaxed, but very professional.

09:06And just does all the details.

09:08As you would expect from somebody of such a high level.

09:11Yeah, it's a race with him.

09:13I'm actually quite looking forward to it.

09:15You know, to race with such a big champion like that,

09:17it's always an honor, really.

09:20Yeah.

09:21Well, the noise in the team, I suppose, is on other riders.

09:26So, Jonas, Simon, Matteo.

09:28Does that help you on your goals and focusing for the tour?

09:32Does that give you a bit more freedom to just do what you want to do?

09:36I don't completely understand.

09:38What was the first part of the...

09:39The focus.

09:40The noise.

09:41The focus.

09:42I don't know.

09:43Okay.

09:44Well, it doesn't really matter.

09:47From inside the team, I feel, yeah, there is a nice balance in between the goals we have.

09:53And I also feel supported in the goals we chase with me in this Tour de France.

09:58So, yeah.

10:02And also, yeah, I'm not afraid of pressure because it's always there.

10:05So, it doesn't really matter.

10:07Yeah.

10:08Question for Val.

10:09Do you think there will be a kind of classic perfume on the first week with the X stage,

10:14the narrow road?

10:15Is it kind of a similarity?

10:17Yeah.

10:18I'm quite sure it will feel like a classic some days.

10:22Because, I have to say, the course is really interesting.

10:27There's a lot of stages with tricky finals where attacks will happen for sure.

10:33And, yeah, of course, the mountains will decide in the end.

10:41But, I think the first week is already really crucial.

10:45And, yeah, it will be nice for a guy like me to have a course like that.

10:51Yeah, it's time.

10:53I can ask him back.

10:55Yeah, it's good.

10:56One.

10:57And, yeah.

10:58In this Tour, do you see that as two different rounds of Frankrijk, the first and then the second

11:03and then the second?

11:04What is your function, your role?

11:09Yeah, it's probably more than the last few years.

11:12It's a lot of spliced parcours.

11:14Where it's been a long time to come to the Ooggeberg.

11:18So, yeah.

11:20That's a bit different than what we've been recently.

11:23It's a bit different than what we've been in the beginning.

11:27And, yeah, it's the mindset itself.

11:29The last few years started we always with the same goal in the Tour.

11:33And, yeah, that's now not different.

11:35Yeah.

11:36What opportunities do you see for yourself in the first ten days?

11:40What chances are there?

11:42You don't have to do with the mass sprints.

11:45That's all.

11:46Yeah, I think that my chances are the biggest in the last few years.

11:51Like the R2 and R4, there are many in the first week.

11:57So, that's a bit where I focus more on the focus.

12:00And, yeah.

12:01Later will it maybe a bit out of the flight.

12:03Yeah.

12:04Question for Wilde.

12:06Last year you were on a high level in the Vuelta

12:09when you already had the two in the legs.

12:11This year you've run and the Giro.

12:13Are you confident that you can reach the high level in this tour

12:16with the second Grand Tour?

12:18That would be nice.

12:20It was also a little bit what I was thinking after the Vuelta last year,

12:25that it went pretty good to do two Grand Tours.

12:28So, for sure it was also a question from my side to the team

12:32to do both Grand Tours this year.

12:35But, yeah, you never know.

12:37So, yeah, it's not science always.

12:40A lot of science nowadays, but you cannot predict everything.

12:44Yeah.

12:45Well, you've got some good memories in the north of France

12:48with your allergies and so on the Ventoux.

12:52What does it represent this place for you in your eyes?

12:55Which one?

12:57Here?

12:58The north of the France and also the Ventoux.

13:00Oh, yeah.

13:02Of course, you're mentioning two of my most memorable wins, I would say.

13:09Calais was pretty special with winning in the yellow jersey

13:13and also the Ventoux is something that really sticks.

13:16So, yeah, it's pretty fun that we visit both areas in this Tour de France

13:22and, for sure, it will cross my mind when we pass it.

13:26Yeah?

13:27Well, we remember what you did for signing in the Giro

13:32at the beginning of the victory.

13:34With the team you have for this tour, with a lot of climbers,

13:39what is your role in the mountains?

13:43Maybe less important or pacing for the first call?

13:50How do you see that?

13:53We'll just take it how it comes.

13:56Yeah, never really planning that.

13:58For sure, it's a lot more climbing power in the team than I have for myself.

14:05So, for sure, I will not be the last guy to work.

14:08But, yeah, it will be interesting if they still let me in the break or not.

14:15Yes?

14:17Well, do you feel it's different to have already a Giro in the legs?

14:23Is it different to your feeling and your performance?

14:27Yeah, at this point it's hard to say.

14:33I feel well rested after the last week, especially with a few extra rest days due to the illness.

14:39So, yeah, I feel the same.

14:44But, yeah, it will be easier to answer this after the Tour, yeah.

14:50I think it's not about me to criticise other teams' tactics.

15:05I think we had a very, very good idea and tactics that day and that helped Simon win the Giro.

15:14And our opponents maybe didn't have the optimal tactics.

15:18But I think this race was won by this guy here putting out incredible power on the Col de Finestre.

15:27That's made him win the race and, yeah, tactics also, of course, always play a part and everybody does their own ones.

15:35And I think we had very good ones.

15:36Could that have an impact on the chairs too, kind of, mentally?

15:41Yeah, we hope so, but I think it's not going to happen in the Tour.

15:45Yeah?

15:46Also regarding maybe in that area, do you think this year's Tour de France is going to be one mano-a-mano?

15:54Or do you think it's actually the teams that's going to win the Tour de France this year?

15:59Yeah, I think what Jonas said before, also I would mention now, you're not winning the Tour without the team.

16:05But then on the other hand, I think a lot of times the Tour de France is won by the strongest rider overall.

16:11So, of course, we will do everything that we will have as a team have an impact on the outcome of the Tour.

16:17And I think we did have that in the past a lot of times.

16:20And that's our big goal, that's what we are going for.

16:25And, yeah, there are a lot of moments that you're not losing without your team,

16:31but there are also a lot of moments on the final climb.

16:33You have to do your best possible efforts for 30 minutes, for 40 minutes.

16:37And in the end, the team can't help a lot anymore.

16:39The last two questions.

16:41Yeah?

16:42Question for about, we have the new Montmartre circuit now in Paris.

16:46Do you consider it an unnecessary risk for a golden opportunity to take a big win?

16:51That's a good question.

16:53Personally, I didn't like the change too much.

16:57I like the format of having this final race on the Champs-Elysees.

17:04And, yeah, people maybe called it a parade, but I can tell you it was one hour flat out to hold the wheels and then a massive sprint.

17:13So, I think it was historical to do it like that and it doesn't really need a change.

17:21On the other hand, how the course is designed now, it maybe suits me better.

17:27But, yeah, I just hope we will race safe and I hope bad luck will not change the classment anymore.

17:38That will be, yeah, pity in my opinion.

17:42Last one.

17:43Simon, is it your goal in trying to stay in GC the first 11 days or is it more about surviving?

17:49I mean, I'm not going to lose time on purpose.

17:52But, like I said before, I'm not the priority here.

17:56We have Jonas, he's obviously proven himself before.

17:59So, I'm under no illusion about that.

18:02But, yeah, it's going to be tricky, to be honest.

18:04It's not really the type of racing that I enjoy in this part of the world.

18:07So, yeah, I'll try and survive and see what I can do.

18:10But, yeah, who knows.

18:12Thank you very much, Hal, for coming.

18:14Thank you.

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