Van Aert is still riding Roubaix high

It's been three weeks since Wout van Aert ticked off one of the biggest accomplishments of his career, but the Belgian is still riding high on the good vibes after the feat. "I didn't sleep for a minute the night after Paris-Roubaix," he said at a ceremony over the weekend at his Visma-Lease a Bike's high performance center. The reason? The flood of goodwill and support for the widely beloved rider after finally breaking the cobble Monument barrier. "I received more than 300 messages, including one from the assistant to the King of Belgium who wanted to get in touch with me," he said. After talking with the king, Van Aert then took what he called "my best vacation ever" before returning to training. Van Aert isn't scheduled to race again until June's Tour Auvergne-Rhone Alpes (the renamed Critérium du Dauphiné), after which he'll target the Tour de France. At the Visma ceremony, he also outlined his next goals, telling journalists that a world road title remains high on his list of objectives.