Milan-San Remo and Strade Bianche winner Wout Van Aert (open in new tab) has ruled out a challenge for the green jersey and a stage win in the 2020 Tour de France (open in new tab) and Jumbo Visma (open in new tab) He is committed to winning the yellow jersey.

The Dutch team has Primoš Roglic and Tom Dumoulin, but Van Aat's phenomenal form has them questioning whether he can mount a challenge for the green jersey and end Peter Sagan's long run of success in the event.

However, the Belgian, who won a stage in his first Tour last year and then fell, has ruled out participating in the sprint in order to focus on supporting the GC contenders on his team.

"I'm still going to talk about my personal goals. There is another rider who is strong on the flat stages and the mountain stages, so after Tony [Martin] is done, the way he decides to work will change, but it's not a goal to win a stage or anything like that.

"I don't want to win a stage," Van Aert said at the pre-race press conference for the Jumbo Visma in Nice on Thursday.

"Going for the green jersey is not an easy thing to do in between other goals. In Paris we are definitely going for the yellow jersey and it is impossible to go for the green jersey and all the intermediate sprints and try to get points at the finish. That is not in our plan. It's a goal for the future, and I'm still young, but it's not our goal at the moment."

Jumbo Visma enters this season completely focused on Tour de France glory. That hasn't changed, but Van Aert is doing surprisingly well, and some have suggested that he may need to join the race to do more than domestique.

"We did the best we could. We've had some great results over the last few weeks, but when we discussed the role, I completely agreed. For me, that's fine. My motivation for this role is the same as when I'm trying to win a race for myself. For me it's not a problem."

When asked if he is a sprinter or a climber, the Belgian said he is somewhere in between. His recent form, as well as his stage win at the Criterium du Dauphiné and his climbing exploits, suggest he is one of the most versatile riders in the world today.

"I'm somewhere in between. I had a good race in the Dauphiné and I've had good races before. Sprinters are supposed to go for stage wins, but that's not what I'm here for."