“I’m not where I should be yet, but I feel more than OK,” van Aert told Sporza’s De Tribune podcast.
Van Aert was the ultimate do-it-all swiss army knife rider in Jumbo-Visma’s toolkit last summer.
“With this condition, I may have to be a little more patient,” van Aert said Saturday.
The Olympic road events come just one week after the Tour rolls into Paris.
“The time trials are marked in red.
Van Aert returns to racing for the first time in over two months at the Belgian national road race Sunday, where he will be battling the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier for the iconic tricolor jersey.