The other leading contender for the win today is Wout van Aert, who won here in both 2023 and 2022. The Belgian's form has not been at the level of Van der Poel’s this year, but we can expect ...

It’s very, very French. (Kind of; the van is actually a rebadged Fiat Ducato, which you might know as the Ram ProMaster, but that’s neither here nor there—or here-and-there-at-the-same-time.) ...