Quick Facts

Belgium’s Wout van Aert is a professional road and cyclocross racer. He is now a member of the UCI WorldTeam Jumbo-Visma. He is most known for winning the men’s elite race at the 2017 and 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.

After cancelling his contract with Vérandas Willems-Crelan in 2018, he signed a three-year deal with Jumbo-Visma in March 2019. He began his career in cyclocross, where he won World titles in 2016,2017 and 2018 as well as Belgian titles in (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021).

How much does van Aert earn?

Wout van Aert is a talented and professional road and cyclocross rider. Wout van Aert’s net worth is expected to be 10 million euros in 2022. His racing career is his main source of income. His yearly compensation is estimated to be approximately 5 million euros. He is now living a luxury lifestyle thanks to his work earnings.

2022 Wout van Aert Salary

After speaking with Van Aert and his management, the Belgian newspaper Nieuwsblad currently ranks his new salary in the top 10 in sports, surpassing the €2.1 million that Richard Carapaz is allegedly making at Ineos Grenadiers.

Early Life, Family and Parents

Wout van Aert was born on September 15, 1994, and will celebrate his 27th birthday in 2021. He was born in the Belgian town of Herentals in the province of Flanders. His nationality is Belgian, and he is of Dutch ethnicity. His zodiac sign is Virgo.

Henk van Aert and Ivonne Boecks were his parents when he was born. Jos van Aert, a former competitive cyclist in the Netherlands, is one of his father’s cousins. He has yet to reveal information about his educational history or siblings.

Timeline of Wout van Aert’s Career

• Wout van Aert started his career in cyclo-cross where he became World champion (2016, 2017, 2018) and Belgian champion (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021).
• He rode the 2018 Strade Bianche, held partly on gravel roads in torrential rain, and broke away with Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale). The pair lead the race for much of the final 40 kilometers (25 miles) Attacker, Tiesj Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) dropped van Aert in the final kilometer; van Aert ultimately completed the podium a further 19 seconds in arrears, despite having to remount his bicycle after falling on the final climb in Siena.
• Then, he rode with the Vérandas Willems-Crelan team during road races in 2018. He then expressed his dissatisfaction with the news that the team was set to merge with Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij for 2019.
• Next, he terminated his contract with Vérandas Willems-Crelan in September 2018.
• He confirmed the transfer in December 2018 and joined the team, Sniper Cycling – the owners of the Vérandas Willems-Crelan team on 1st March 2019.

More on his Career

• He won two stages and the green jersey in the Critérium du Dauphiné in June 2019. By winning this, he became the national time trial champion and won the bronze medal in the road race at the national championship.
• Next, he was named on the start list for the Tour de France in July 2019.
• Wout won Stage 10 from Saint-Flour to Albi, in a sprint finish ahead of Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan on 15th July.
• He had a crush on 19th July during the individual time trial stage in Pau and was forced to abandon the race due to his injuries. He later told the newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws that the crash was so severe that it could have ended his career, worsened by a mistake during his surgery when doctors did not properly work on one of his tendons.
• On 1st August 2020, he won the first rescheduled 2020 UCI World Tour race to be held following the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 Strade Bianche.

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  He won the rescheduled 2020 Milan-San Remo after outsprinting French rider Julian Alaphilippe, the defending champion, of Deceuninck-Quick-Step, in a two-up sprint, after the duo had broken away from the peloton on the descent of the Poggio.

• After that, he won the 5th stage of the Tour de France from Gap to Privas, in a light uphill sprint on 2nd September 2020. Similarly, he won the sprint in the 7th stage Millau to Lavaur.
• He also won the silver medal in both the individual time trial and in the road race at the 2020 World Championship in Imola.

Wout van Aert has confirmed that he will not compete in the Cyclo-Cross World Championships this year

Wout van Aert has announced that he would not compete in the World Cyclocross Championships in 2022. He and his coach had previously intimated that he would not be returning to the United States for the tournament in Fayetteville, preferring to stay in Europe ahead of another busy spring on the road. Following his triumph at the X2O Trophy in Herentals, he verified the news.

 

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Van Aert joins renowned opponent Mathieu van der Poel in withdrawing from the World Championships due to a back issue. Instead, he’ll concentrate on his road preparations for the spring classics, staying in Europe rather than coming to the United States for the event in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which starts on January 29. In addition, he is a three-time world champion in cyclocross and has joined great competitor and reigning champion Mathieu van der Poel in withdrawing from the World Championships.

When asked if he will compete in the World Championships, van Aert replied, “It is true.” “It’s all up to us. Cyclo-cross is really important to me, and I’m in terrific form, but at this stage in my career, I’m also concentrating on other things.” In the spring, I want to win a monument. “We think it’s better for me to end my ‘cross season after the [Belgian National Championships] on Sunday and then focus on the road events,” I said. The UCI World Tour kicks off in the United Arab Emirates on February 20.

Honors and Awards

• Flandrien Award: 2019, 2020, 2021
• Belgian Sportsman of the year: 2020, 2021
• Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 2020
• Vlaamse Reus: 2020
• Kristallen Fiets: 2020, 2021

Is Wout Van Aert married?

Sarah De Bie, Wout van Aert’s wife, is his life partner. They had been dating since 2012 and got engaged after he questioned Sarah on July 12, 2017. Sarah said yes, and the biker quickly informed the rest of the world via Twitter. “As long as you hold the other, I can take on the world with one hand,” he wrote. They tied the knot on June 29, 2018.

On January 4th, 2021, the couple welcomed their first child, Georges. He is not gay and has a straight sexual orientation.

How tall is Wout van Aert?

Wout van Aert is a gorgeous racer who stands at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) in height. His body weight is 78 kg (172 lbs) and he is in good shape. He has an athletic body type. Overall, he has a healthy figure and a charming personality that draws a large number of people to him.