Why Wout van Aert's Rumored Plan of Racing the Giro & Skipping the Tour Makes No Sense

Breaking down why it would be foolish for Wout van Aert to race the 2024 Giro d'Italia & skip the Tour de France in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

A recent report in the Italian sports daily newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, has claimed that Jumbo-Visma (soon to be Visma-Lease a Bike) plans to send Wout van Aert to the Giro d’Italia in 2024 as their GC leader as well as skipping the Tour de France to focus on preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Should We Believe This?

Considering just…