Injured Van Aert to miss Tour de France
Belgium's Wout van Aert is set to miss next month's Tour de France with an elbow injury.
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"The Tour de France is one of my main goals every year. Unfortunately, a crash during training has put a spanner in the works and the injury to my elbow has worsened and has still not healed sufficiently."
— Wout van Aert , Athlete
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Belgium's Wout van Aert is set to miss next month's Tour de France with an elbow injury.
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