elpeloton.net, 12 December 2020
‘Challenge’ is one of the words that appears most often in a conversation with Annemiek van Vleuten. It does for a reason: that constant quest to challenge herself is the driving force behind the Dutch rider. It shapes the way she trains and her decisions throughout her cycling career. It keeps her motivated and energized, always eager to find new ways to set and achieve interesting goals, with a genuine, almost child-like enthusiasm that makes it easier to understand why she is still improving and hungry for more after having already won most of the big races that can be won in cycling. This approach also partially explains why...