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Follow us on GoogleIn this article, we’ll take a look at Wout van Aert’s 2027 race calendar. The 32-year-old Belgian from Visma | Lease a Bike had a fantastic 2026, with a breakthrough in the spring and old-school peak form in a Grand Tour. What will that mean for the new season?
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the Belgian certainly has more to give
Wout van Aert's cyclocross schedule:
Unlike Mathieu van der Poel, van Aert has never been secretive about his cyclocross ambitions for this winter. In recent years, the Belgian has raced less and less in cyclocross, sometimes driven by his ambitions on the road and sometimes due to injuries. For the 2026/2027 season, however, we can expect van Aert to be back in cyclocross as usual.
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His World Championship ambitions aren’t exactly a secret this time around, either. Van Aert ended up racing the 2025 World Championships at the last minute and didn’t compete last year. He does plan to make an appearance in Ostend at the end of January. “I’m obviously going to race in a few cyclocross events and can’t wait to get started. I’m really, really looking forward to it,” he said enthusiastically.
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Wout van Aert in cyclocross.
Wout van Aert's road racing calendar:
The road racing calendar will also hold few secrets for Van Aert, who, as a Flemish rider and classics specialist, has made the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix duo his goal throughout his entire career. For a long time, it seemed like it wouldn’t happen, but in 2026, victory on the cobbles of Roubaix suddenly came his way. It was, without a doubt, the greatest victory of his career.
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The fact that Van Aert was unable to ride the Tour de France becasue of an elbow injury seemed to bother him hardly at all. Van Aert appeared liberated and proved it with incredibly strong legs in the Vuelta a España. He won two stages and was at the center of Matthew Brennan’s five-stage winning streak. He was once again somewhat reminiscent of the Van Aert from 2022, when he played a leading role in virtually every stage of the Tour.
There is one major title missing from Wout's list of achievements:
With that mindset, Van Aert and Visma | Lease a Bike will work toward 2027, knowing that there is truly just one major title missing from the team leader’s list of achievements: the Tour of Flanders. In a world with Tadej Pogačar and van der Poel, however, van Aert also knows: “In a way, I didn’t expect to pull it off this year either. That teaches me that I always have to keep trying.”
And that makes van Aert a formidable threat, even upon his likely return to the Tour de France this summer. Especially now that the European Championships (sprinters race) and World Championships (climbers race) don’t seem to be made for hime. “There are riders who have better odds, but there are also very few riders who get opportunities like the ones I do. That opportunity could come at any time, and when it does, I have to be ready. That goes for the Tour of Flanders, too.”
Van Aert still has plenty of time to give it another shot, because aside from the Tour of Flanders, he’s actually won every major classic at least once. The World Championships are still missing from his resume, as are the European Championships. But given the courses in 2027, those seem like goals for later...
Wout van Aert won Paris-Roubaix—can he still win the Tour of Flanders?
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Bram van der PloegEditor-in-chief
Bram van der Ploeg (35) is the proud founder of In de Leiderstrui, IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, launched in 2018. Finally, he could create stories about the sport he had followed since childhood. He is the editor-in-chief on paper, but prefers to be with his recorder next to a rider, a team bus, or in the mud at a cyclocross race. Every year, from February to the end of May, Bram follows the entire Italian cycling season, from the Trofeo Laigueglia to the Giro d'Italia, with the grand finale in October in Lombardy. During that time, he lives in Tuscany, where he has since come to call Italy his 'home'.
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- I’m still learning the calendar: is cyclocross mainly preparation for the spring classics, or does he race it as a separate goal as well? I’d love to see him back in the mud.jeremya04-11-2026
- The article makes it sound as if Roubaix is the only classic where he has a realistic shot. He’s been close in Flanders too, and one good tactical day can change everything.jennifer1904-11-2026
- Milan-Sanremo and Roubaix is a pretty special pair of Monuments. Any clues yet on which cyclocross races he’ll target?andrewf04-11-2026
- He’s right to be realistic about Flanders with Pogačar and Evenepoel around, but you can’t count Van Aert out on those roads. If he gets the right opportunity, he has the engine and experience to take it.davidm04-11-2026
- That Roubaix win felt like such a release after all the near-misses. Brilliant to hear that joy outweighed relief for Wout.patriciaw04-11-2026
- Why would a mountain time trial be different from a normal one? Is it just that the riders have to climb the whole course?samanthak03-11-2026
- I don’t quite buy the “fear of failure” argument. Riders can race the Giro and still have confidence in July; it comes down to recovery and planning, doesn’t it?patriciaw03-11-2026
- The Giro-Tour double is a massive ask, even for the very best. Pogačar made it look almost routine in 2024, but that’s hardly a sensible benchmark for everyone else!pedalpowe2903-11-2026
- Bakelants makes a fair point: if the 2027 Tour really suits Remco, he can’t afford to dilute the build-up. That 37km flat TT will be tempting, mind.julien03-11-2026
- Mont Blanc sounds like a spectacular finish, though four climbs on the final day might be a bit much after eight hard stages. Hope the route details are clear soon.raceready703-11-2026