Inside the Teams: Wout van Aert relives Tour barrier crash 

Don't get down on yourself Wout. Accidents happen and you'll be back stronger than ever soon! Going to be one to watch in the future years!

Nice interview. I'm absolutely gutted for him because he was riding so well. I'm surprised he isn't clearer about what happened with the barrier. I'm assuming it's been fully investigated by others at this point, but watching replays and seeing the way the barriers are designed makes it quite clear to me. His right hip/bib shorts got impaled by the joining fork at the top of the barrier. They're meant to link up with the adjacent barrier, but the race organizers aligned them AGAINST the direction of travel so they were basically like knives pointing right back at the riders as they flew by. Eminently foreseeable crash and a ridiculous decision by the race organizers to align the barriers like that.

Wout, you'll be back on the bike in no time and I look forward to watching you in the Tour for many years to come. Right now, just focus on getting better.

Very happy to see Wout is doing Ok! Looking forward to seeing him race again soon and next year in the Tour! Best of luck!

Good to see you sitting up and talking, all the best for the recovery. In no time it will all be a distant memory!

Desperately disappointing for all of us to see Wout go out,Jumbo Visma did a great job animating the race,wishing Wout a full and speedy recovery and look forward to his next grand tour.

Best wishes for a good and speedy recovery love from your supporters in England x x x

So sorry about your crash. I hope you heal soon!

It sounds like a war zone interview poor guy😭 But I’m sure this tour was just the beginning of many many victories ahead of him. Rest well and heal up soon champion😘🌈🙌

Heal quickly, you'll be back stronger than ever!!

back here after he won 2020 Strade Bianchi!!!!

I'm happy to see you well :) really it was a dramatic accident. I'm sure that many of audience was paniced, shocked and be sorry like me. I hope you get well soon champ. Take care!

Get well soon brother

Get well soon!

Super glad you're doing well. Fight another day.

hope you recover well

You already have won three stages in the tour this year, big man. And you'll take a fourth on saturday. Respect is neverending.

Wonderful, modest and kind young champion. And beautiful too. Sorry for your accident Wout… but for sure we'll see you do great things, get well soon!

dude you are a real talent and hope you get back on the bike soon - that was a horrible crash and not your fault at all - those damn barriers have taken down many a fine rider - they are ridiculous - an outright hazard and have been for many years yet the UCI likes drama and refuses to remove them for safer barriers - that is CRIMINAL - if I was you I would SUE the UCI for allowing unsafe barriers - hang in there and be patient with the recovery - don't rush it - it takes a lot of time to get back to where you were - hard not to press but you MUST let it heal fully and then slowly bring it back - hope all goes well for you

Best wishes, a super star of the future

All the best for you Wout. Get well quick.

Respect voor Wout van aert ❤❤❤❤❤dikke love

See you back on the bike soon! TDF 2020!

The crash was absolutely horrifying so, in a way, I’m glad he’s ok. When it happened, i was sure he tore his knee ligaments out! Sad to see him out of the Tour. Am I the only one who though the interviewer was turning the knife in the wound?

My first thought when I saw the crash was that the overlap of the fences was in the incorrect way. it should be made so that you can lean into the fence without getting 'hooked' by it. Easy mistake to make if you're in a hurry assembling things, and most unfortunate in this case. Get well soon Wout!!!

You were going fast, Wout.

damn what are the organizer doing???

Fast recuperate, champ..

Bad luck dude 💪👊👍

Warrior.

Exactly right. Compare Moto GP1 courses to what bicycle riders face. I understand that the courses are much longer, but especially in time trials, much more care in preparation of the courses should be exercised! Sorry to see Wout van Aert suffer because of organizer lack of care or competence.

Sorry about the accident. This kid was in contention. However, we still don't know what exactly was the injury that he had surgery for?

Un des futurs vainqueur du tour de France..

Jammer Wout, volgend jaar weer terugkomen Snel herstel toegewenst!

Some man...... HARD AS NAILS 🤔🤭 he still won two stages ya know!!!!

so it s not barto who ate the bari bari no mi..

Je suis fane de toi voir vant art

The fence was useless in that corner. The Tour organisers are abusing of these fences today because they want to create more and more distance between the race and the public, and this makes the atmosphere unpleasant compared to other races.

Wout van Aert la Vuelta

Nice sword lol

me and my fams last name is van aert

Ooooh harme woutje

“It went really quickly” clearly not the NHS then😂

Dutch speakers are sounding so much like drunken, but hyperconcentrated Germans. Very strange.

rasist