Any idea where they were picking those flats up? Van Aert seemed to take a very different, and slower, line down the off camber descent of doom, so I wonder if he was avoiding something there.
Indeed that's what v Aert's team stated, bigger risk of hitting stones in the bottom line. Vd Haar said there were sharp stones in the puddles too and sometimes he didn't even feel any impact before flatting.
Vd Poel 4 flats
Boom 5x
Vd Haar 6x
Van Aert... 1x
Best choice of tyres wins the Worlds!