Armstrong and co. watch van Aert perform a 'boss move' in last Tour de France stage

“This was classic Wout van Aert,” Armstrong expressed his admiration in the episode titled “The Reemergence of Wout van Aert.” “He did something that no one else has managed to do in three weeks: he dropped Pogacar. When you add everything together —the weather, this route —it's such a great victory. What he did was a boss move,” said the former cyclist from Texas.

Hincapie praises the resilience of the Belgian rider from Visma | Lease a Bike. “Look at what happened last year in the Vuelta. He crashed so badly, but now he's back with a super strong spring and then goes on to do the Giro and Tour.” The American sees Van Aert's victory as a positive highlight for his team. “They had a plan. We criticized their strategy, but this was magical.”

When you mention Van Aert, you often end up talking about Mathieu van der Poel. “Mathieu shook up the Tour in the first part with that stage win and the yellow jersey, but we don't remember that anymore. Wout has now won the most technical, difficult last stage of the Tour, and it was his tenth stage win in total in the Tour. He just never gives up.”

“I still see Mathieu and Wout as equals,” Wiggins agrees. “Mathieu is still on a different level in the classics, which Wout hasn't reached yet. But Wout has won on Ventoux, won time trials, and now twice on the Champs-Elysées. He is so versatile. And he is committed to helping his team in the GC.”