According to Sporza, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) will restart his 2020 road season with a podium finish at the Strade Bianche on August 1.

The 25-year-old first came to prominence in Italy's top-class one-day road races in 2018, and in his second appearance with Jumbo-Visma, he finished third in Siena behind Taige Benoot and Romain Bardet. 2019 will see Van Aert join Julien Alaphilippe and Jacob Fuglsang followed by a podium finish.

The Belgian shined in the first half of 2019, finishing second behind Zdenek Stival (Dečuninck-QuickStep) in the E3 Binkbank Classic, followed by stage wins in the Criterium du Dauphiné, Belgian Time Trial, Tour de France 10th He won back-to-back stages at the Criterium du Dauphiné, the Belgian Time Trial, and stage 10 (Albi) of the Tour de France.

His season was interrupted by a tragic crash in the Tour de France time trial in Pau, where the sharp tip of a barricade tore through his hip capsule and thigh. He spent several months recovering from the injury and started the 2020 road season well, placing 11th at Omloop Het Niusbrod.

Fanart is expected to continue to play an important role in the Jumbo-Visma Tour de France team this season, along with the three leaders Primoš Roglic, Tom Dumoulin, and Steven Kruijswijk.

Before the Tour de France begins on August 29, the team will ride the flat and fast Milan-Torino on August 5 before heading to the Dauphiné (August 12-16).

It remains to be seen if van Aert will defend his title at the Belgian time trial championships on August 20, but he will miss the UCI Road World Championships because the men's elite time trial coincides with the final stage of the Tour de France.

After the Tour, Van Aert will target Ghent-Wevelgem (October 11), the Tour of Flanders (October 18), and Paris-Roubaix (October 25).

August 1: Strade Bianche

August 5: Milan-Torino

August 12-16: Criterium du Dauphiné

August 29-September 20: Tour de France

October 11: Gent= Wevelgem

October 18: Tour de Flanders

October 25: Paris-Roubaix [29