Cycling star Van Aert in near-miss with cement truck

Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert “might have died” after almost falling under the wheels of a cement mixer truck while on a training run, a teammate said on Thursday.

The world’s top-ranked one-day racer was preparing for Belgium’s biggest race, the Tour of Flanders, when the truck overtook him and turned, forcing him off the road.

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“Unfortunately this kind of thing happens all the time,” said the 28-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider, one of the favourites for Sunday’s race.

“I had lots of messages as the word got out. My wife thought I’d been knocked over. But I’m okay, still alive,” he said.