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Inevitably, there comes a time when Wout van Aert no longer has much choice but to rely on the banalities of use. “Winning a stage on the Tour de France, no matter where you are, it’s good”, sent the Belgian on his arrival Saturday afternoon in the center of Lausanne. How can you blame him? WVA is already on its second victory and its fifth podium in eight stages on the Grande Boucle. Still breathtakingly easy, the green jersey beat the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar in the final bump adjoining the Swiss Olympic Stadium.