Wout van Aert says recent road training camp 'no excuse' for finishing fourth at Benidorm World Cup

"It was a super-fast race, I didn't really feel great. I had a bad start and then I felt that already it wasn't going to be my day."

"I was reasonably on the limit from the beginning. I didn't feel really fresh and it took really long for me to get to the front group. That's never a good sign."

"In the final laps, I had to gamble for one good attack, but Thibau was stronger in the final lap. I felt like I had to save [energy]."

"From then on, I didn't have a clear plan anymore. I was just trying to follow, but I started to run out of strength pretty quickly."

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