This was announced by the wheelprofi on Friday on the Twitter account of his Jumbo Visa Rennstall. Already the day before the failure had suggested when Van Aert felt uncomfortable.
The former cross-world champion was the great favorite on the victory at the spring classic, which is quasi in his Belgian homeland as a national holiday. Van Aert had presented himself in a magnificent constitution this year, won the two one-day race omloop Het Nieuwsblad and E3 prize and also knew at the Tour Paris Nice.
On Thursday he woke up with sore throat, two quick tests had a positive result. Finally, two positive PCR tests brought that out.
“The good news is that I only have light symptoms. That strengthens my hope that I can quickly reach myself and return to the competition,” Van Aert said. The Dutch Mathieu van der Poel and Tour-de-France Champion Tadej Pogacar from Slovenia should now have the best chances of winning.