Annemiek van Vleuten

Our editors weigh in on the 21 must-know, high-drama headlines of 2021 and why they matter: Part three.

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Annemiek van Vleuten's favorite training loops include some of cycling's most formidable climbs and give her an opportunity to have great food and coffee, too.

There were plenty of talking points from the 2021 women's season, including the first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix, the dramatic Olympic road race, and the thrilling world championships.

Here are five of the hottest stories of 2021 and what they could mean for the years to come.

Pogačar and van Vleuten came out top, but who won and lost lower down the ranking? From Cavendish and Carapaz to Vollering and Vos, these are the takeaways.

Annemiek van Vleuten's season highlight was winning gold at in the TT at the Tokyo Olympics, but she didn't see it as closure or revenge after her Rio crash.

The 39-year-old is not slowing down as she becomes the first two-time winner of the Women's WorldTour. With some rivals retiring, who will challenge her in 2022?

Some say it's not enough, others say it's a promising start — our editors take a deeper dive at the route of the Tour de France Femmes.

Here's the news making the headlines on Thursday, October 21.

The route launch of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes was a historic occasion, but with no Alps, Pyrenees, or time trial is the parcours the right one?

Movistar Women adds just two riders to its squad for 2022 with Arlenis Sierra and Sarah Gigante joining the Annemiek van Vleuten-led squad.

Some big names have praised the variety that the course will offer.

Here's what the biggest stars in the peloton said about the routes for Tour de France Femmes and Tour de France for 2022.

Here's the news making headlines for Thursday, October 7.

A ramble on Paris-Roubaix's big weekend: Was a wet Roubaix a good Roubaix? How to handle Gianni Moscon? And give us more retro kits please.

Van Vleuten faces bed-bound recovery after fracturing her pubic bone in a hard fall during Paris-Roubaix Femmes.

From the Dutch going for five in a row to unpredictable racing and a whole load of attacking.

For the next year, Van Dijk will wear the rainbow jersey in time trials and the European champion jersey in road races.

Van Dijk scores third-straight TT world title for Dutch team, beating Marlen Reusser and Annemiek van Vleuten.

Here are the start times of all 50 riders racing for the women's world title Monday, with Annemiek van Vleuten last down the ramp at 16:02 CET.

With time trials opening the UCI road world championships, we dig into who is going to claim the first rainbow jerseys of Flanders 2021.

The Dutch rider says Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be a 'milestone' in women's racing and would like to be there to soak it in, but is unsure if she'll go.

Annemiek van Vleuten has come close to taking the time trial and road race world titles in the same year, can she do it in Flanders?

With a challenging course, deep fields, and compelling storylines, the Flanders worlds looks to be one for the history books.

Museum on wheels will be offering exhibits on world championship history across the venues in Flanders.

Mathieu van der Poel uncertain for road worlds but team adds him to start list for Paris-Roubaix, and Anna van der Breggen to skip TT defense.

Women's road racing isn't all about the Dutch: Here are the teams to watch out for at this year's worlds.

Anna van der Breggen will retire after the world championships. She's unsure if she will defend her time trial title but wants to help her team to gold in the road race.

Here's all you need to know for this year's worlds, including how to watch, who to watch, and when to watch.

Here's the news making headlines on Thursday, September 9.

From Olympic champion Anna Kiesenhofer's return to racing to Filippo Ganna in the time trial, to Tadej Pogačar's form ahead of the worlds.

From Annemiek van Vleuten and Marlen Reusser riding high to Anna van der Breggen's lack of form. This is what we learned from Challenge by La Vuelta and what it means for the road worlds.

Van Vleuten won the red jersey with a one minute 34 advantage on Marlen Reusser.

Olympic time trial champion won two stages to claim the four-day race in northwest Spain.

With her second stage win Van Vleuten moved into the overall lead.

Olympic time trial champion powers away from overnight leader Marien Reusser to carry lead into final stage Sunday.

Reusser leads the race by 96 seconds with two stages remaining.

Annemiek van Vleuten destroys rivals on uphill time trial

The Spanish race expands to four stages this year and takes advantage of the mountains of Galicia. Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna van der Breggen headline a strong start list.

Could this be the final stage race showdown for Van der Breggen and Van Vleuten?

Hayley Simmonds joins Rose Manley and Rebecca Carlton to talk about the Ladies Tour of Norway and more.

From the swansong of Anna van der Breggen to the first-ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes, these are a few things to look out for over the final months of the women's cycling calendar.

Annemiek van Vleuten won the general classification and extended her lead in the WorldTour standings.

Heres the news making headlines for Sunday, August 15.

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, August 14.

The final edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway will feature a tough summit finish and host of big names, including Annemiek van Vleuten and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig.

Van Vleuten secures her first Clásica San Sebastián victory, just days after winning Olympic time trial gold in Tokyo.

Hotly-tipped Spanish prodigy Juan Ayuso to make WorldTour debut for UAE Emirates at hilly Basque race.

From Anna Kiesenhofer's breakaway win to Tom Dumoulin's return to the podium, these are some of the biggest moments in the Tokyo Olympics road race program.

Here's what Annemiek van Vleuten, Amber Neben, and others said after the Olympic road cycling race against the clock.

Annemiek van Vleuten switched off social media and the rest of the world as she turned focus to time trial gold.

Only Marlen Reusser could get within a minute of blitzing ride by van Vleuten. Amber Neben and Chloé Dygert took top-10s but missed the medals.

The road riders take center stage once again at the Olympic games with the time trial. Who can win gold and who is in with a shot of a medal? VeloNews takes a look at some of the contenders.

Five years ago, the Dutchwoman was in a hospital after a horror crash at the Rio Olympics. With silver in Tokyo, she's completed a chapter in her journey that saw her become one of the world's best riders.

Who knew what and what impact did it have on the race?

A lack of race radios and what racers say were infrequent and sometimes incorrect time checks appear to have led to confusion in the peloton.

From the Dutch disaster to Anna Kiesenhofer's sacrifice: Here's what the stars said after Sunday's road race shocker.

Annemiek Van Vleuten makes history with bittersweet silver, and Mathieu van der Poel revs up for mountain bike race.

Van Vleuten cheered a ‘victory’ as she crossed the line, unaware that Anna Kiesenhofer had already taken gold.

The Dutch women made history when they won back-to-back Olympic road race titles in London and Rio. Can they do it again with a third straight victory? There are few who would bet against it.

With three Dutch riders in the top four at La Course, the nation looks set to dominate the Olympic Games road race next month. Can they be beaten, and how?

The 2019 winner has opted for a training camp at altitude to prepare for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Here's the news making the headlines on Thursday, June 10.

Annemiek van Vleuten discusses rain, beer, pasta, and the benefits of riding by feel instead of riding by numbers.

On the final climb to Lagunas de Neila Van der Breggen was the strongest, taking the win from Annemiek Van Vleuten on the line.

Here's the news making headlines for Sunday, May 23.

Here are the riders and teams to watch at the Spanish four-day women's race.

Most aggressive and impressive ride award goes to Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig who finished third behind Annemiek van Vleuten.

Here's the news making headlines for Monday, May 17.

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, May 15.

Here's what's making headlines on Friday, May 14.

Annemiek van Vleuten gladly shares years of experience with her new Movistar teammates.

Vos, Van Vleuten, Van der Breggen, and Vollering named to Olympic team.

Here's the news making headlines for Sunday, May 9.

Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, May 6.

From 16th in the world rankings in 2020 to second in 2021, the Movistar women's team has gone from also-rans to world-beaters.