Wout van Aert suffered a broken collarbone, sternum and several broken sides after his fall on A Travers la Flandre m on Wednesday. The Belgian, green jersey for the 2022 Tour de France, could also be withdrawn from the Tour of Italy (May 4-26), which he was due to compete for the first time this season.

The next few weeks will be devoted to his convalescence. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) presents himself as the big favorite.