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Follow us on GoogleWout van Aert wrapped up his season at the World Championships in Canada late last month, but we’ll see him in public again in mid-October. This week, he’ll be a guest at the Joyride Festival in Ibiza, as one of the stars with whom guests can go for a bike ride.
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Guests of the Joyride Festival can ride with Van Aert in Ibiza
Van Aert leads a peloton of stars at Joyride festival in Ibiza
In addition to the Belgian cyclist from Visma | Lease a Bike, Marcel Kittel, Johan Museeuw, and Marianne Vos have also been recruited by the organization as star riders. Vos was crowned gravel world champion in Australia just last Saturday.
The Joyride Festival in Ibiza is organized by LeBlanq Tours, which is known for its luxury cycling events and festival experiences for cycling fans.
During the day, “participants” get to ride with the cycling stars, and the evenings wrap up with dinners and parties. Famous British club DJ Pete Tong will also be spinning there, but we think the legendary DJ will stick to spinning records, not wheels!
Ook Marianne Vos is op Ibiza.
Van Aert is expected to compete in cyclocross this winter
Van Aert will be riding with the other riders, but on Saturday he’ll also join Marcel Kittel for a post-race interview with Eurosport host Orla Chennaoui. Both riders have won the green jersey during their careers.
The Belgian cyclist also recently won the green jersey in the Vuelta and, after wrapping up his season at the World Championships in Canada, went on vacation to the U.S. West Coast. He plans to race cyclocross this winter, but it’s not yet known when.
While Van Aert has confirmed he will race cyclocross this winter, Mathieu van der Poel has not yet decided whether to compete. He is struggling to balance a long road racing and mountain biking season with the birth of his first child in January.
Tom Pidcock appears likely to skip another cyclocross season.
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- The article calls the Giro the likely option, but Seixas has said the Tour is his lifetime goal. That seems a bit premature—wouldn’t the team want him back at the Tour after finishing fourth?gearguru3314-10-2026
- Five weeks between the Tour and Worlds sounds like plenty of time to recover and get ready again. I’d love to see him go for both.sprocketspiny14-10-2026
- That Worlds course sounds tailor-made for Seixas. Twenty ascents of Domancy is savage, and racing at home could make it a huge day for him.andrewf14-10-2026
- The Giro looks like a sensible next step: a chance to lead a Grand Tour team without the full weight of the Tour-Pogačar hype. But with Evenepoel and Del Toro potentially on the start list, it won’t be an easy podium.jennifer1914-10-2026
- I’m still learning about these races—was the lamppost on the course, or did he hit it after going off the road? Either way, a frightening crash, and I hope his recovery keeps moving forward.julien13-10-2026
- That “streetlights can put up quite a fight” line is some gallows humour. Incredible resilience from Caudell and everyone helping him through rehab.cyclechamp4513-10-2026
- The ECMO details really put the seriousness of the crash into perspective. It’s good to hear he’s making progress, and I hope the cycling community continues to support his family.raceready713-10-2026
- Walking and communicating after injuries this severe is a huge milestone. Wishing Ezra and his family strength for the long road ahead.bikebuffj13-10-2026
- The rivalry brings in casual fans, but there’s plenty of racing beyond those two. Hope Van Aert gets a clean winter after that crash in Mol. Was Benidorm really the last time he beat MVDP?jeremya13-10-2026
- I’m still learning how the cyclocross calendar works: when do riders usually confirm whether they’ll race the Worlds? It sounds tough for organisers to plan around all this uncertainty.gearguru3313-10-2026
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