Annemiek van Vleuten
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La Vuelta Femenina: Records & winners
Door Harmen Lustig La Vuelta Femenina has existed in its current form since 2023. The race takes place in April and/or May and offers a combination of mountain stages, hilly races, and opportunities for sprinters. Cyclingstage.com presents the history and the records.
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Tour de France Femmes: Winners and records
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour de France Femmes came into existence in 2022. It succeeded other women's versions of La Grande Boucle, such as Tour de France féminin, Tour de la CEE féminin, Tour cycliste féminin, and La Grande Boucle féminine. The race's direct…
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Vuelta Femenina 2023: Vollering wins thriller finale, Van Vleuten takes GC
Door Harmen Lustig Demi Vollering and Gaia Realini drop race leader Annemiek van Vleuten inside the last 6 kilometres of the finish climb to the Lakes of Covadonga. Vollering gives it all and wins the race, while Van Vleuten does the same to win the GC 9 seconds…
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Vuelta Femenina 2023: Raid brings van Vleuten red jersey, stage win Realini
Door Harmen Lustig The 6th stage of La Vuelta Femenina is a hilly race with a flat finale. Annemiek van Vleuten goes on the attack halfway through the race. Gaia Realini outsprints her in Laredo, but the the World Champion is the new leader on GC.
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World Cycling Championships 2022: Van Vleuten takes gold
Door Harmen Lustig Liane Lippert, Kasia Niewiadoma, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Ashleigh Moolman and Elisa Longo Borghini attack on the last climb, but the five are caught just before the flamme rouge. Then Annemiek van Vleuten strikes and she powers to gold.
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Tour de France Femmes 2022: Van Vleuten seals GC triumph with La Planche win
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten highlights her extraordinary performance in the Tour de France Femmes by winning her second stage in a row on La Super Planche des Belles Filles. She seals the yellow jersey ahead of Demi Vollering.
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Tour de France Femmes 2022: Van Vleuten solos to victory and maillot jaune
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten drops her fellow attacker Demi Vollering with 60 kilometres to go. She solos to victory with a lead of more than 3 minutes. Obviously, Van Vleuten is the new yellow jersey.
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Giro Donne 2022: Consonni wins in Padova, Van Vleuten seals GC win
Door Harmen Lustig Chiara Consonni outsprints Rachele Barbieri in Padova to take her first ever stage win on the Giro Donne. Annemiek van Vleuten seals her third GC victory in the Italian Grand Tour.
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Giro Donne 2022: Maglia rosa Van Vleuten wins mountain stage
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten solos to victory in th 8th stage of the Giro Donne. She wins the race with two big climbs and a downhill finale ahead of Marta Cavalli and Elisa Longo Borghini .
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Giro Donne 2022: Van Vleuten outguns García to take pink
Door Harmen Lustig The 4th stage features the first real climbs of the Giro Donne. Annemiek van Vleuten, Marta Cavalli and Mavi García head out together on the Colle del Barbotto. Van Vleuten takes the double: stage win en pink jersey.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2022: Van Vleuten solos to triumph
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten strikes on the Côte de la Roche aux Faucon and solos to triumph. Grace Brown outguns Demi Vollering in the sprint for second place.
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Tour of Flanders 2021 - women: Van Vleuten solos to victory
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten attacks on the Paterberg and solos to victory in the Tour of Flanders for women. Lisa Brennauer outguns Grace Brown in a seven-up sprint for second place.
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Giro Rosa 2020: Van Vleuten solos to victory and maglia rosa
Door Harmen Lustig The Giro Rosa traverses beautiful Tuscany and seizes the opportunity to race a Strade Bianche-like course on the second day of action. The recent winner of the Tuscan Classic powers to the win. Annemiek van Vleuten rides into the maglia rosa with…
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World Cycling Championships 2019 Yorkshire: Van Vleuten wins gold with 100 kilometres solo
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten attacks on a steep climb with more than 100 kilometres to go and solos to victory. Former World Champion Anna van der Breggen takes silver, while Amanda Spratt wins the bronze medal.
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Giro Rosa 2019: Van Vleuten blows competition away in uphill ITT
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten wins the uphill time trial on the sixth day of the Giro Rosa. Anna van der Breggen finishes in second at almost 1 minute, while Elisa Longo Borghini is third.
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Giro Rosa 2019: Van Vleuten flies up the mountain to take pink
Door Harmen Lustig The Giro Rosa serves the first summit finish on the fifth day of action. Annemiek van Vleuten solos to victory with a long-range attack from the foot of the final climb. She puts 3 minutes into her rivals to take the pink jersey.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2019: Annemiek van Vleuten solos to rain-soaked victory
Door Harmen Lustig In cold and wet conditions Annemiek van Vleuten heads out alone on La Redoute. She wins Liège–Bastogne–Liège with a lead of almost 2 minutes over Floortje Mackaaij, while Demi Vollering wins the group sprint to finish in third.
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Strade Bianche 2019 - women: Annemiek van Vleuten solos to victory
Door Harmen Lustig The women kick their Word Tour season into gear on the white roads of Tuscany. Annemiek van Vleuten attacks on the steep Le Tolfe climb with 12 kilometres to go and solos to victory. Annika Langvad and Kasia Niewiadoma round out the podium.
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World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck, Austria: Annemiek van Vleuten defends title with commanding victory
Door Martijn Ophorst Annemiek van Vleuten powers to victory in the women's ITT at the Worlds in Innsbruck to extend her lease on the rainbow jersey for another year. The podium is all orange clad as Anna van der Breggen finishes in second and Ellen van Dijk in third.
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La Course 2018: Van Vleuten outguns Van der Breggen in thrilling finale
Door Martijn Ophorst La Course is a 112.5 kilometres race through the Alps and it comes down to the ultimate metres. In a race with four intermediate climbs Anna van der Breggen attacks in the last kilometre of the Col de la Colombière. Annemiek van Vleuten travels a…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 9: Van Vleuten cements lead with Zoncolan victory
Door Martijn Ophorst The Queen Stage of the Giro Rosa heads into the Carnic Alps. In the last kilometres of the Monte Zoncolan, a 10.1 kilometres climb at 11.9%, she leaves Ashleigh Moolman behind to solo to victory. Her GC victory in this year's edition is next to…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 7: Annemiek van Vleuten climbs to mountain time trial win and maglia rosa
Door Martijn Ophorst The Giro Rosa's 7th stage is a mountain time trial, featuring one 15 kilometres climb at 6.7%. Annemiek van Vleuten wins the race more than 2 minutes ahead of Ashleigh Moolman and propels into the maglia rosa. She leads the overall almost 3…
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La Course 2017: Annemiek van Vleuten powers to overall victory
Door Martijn Ophorst At 22.5 kilometres, the 2nd stage of La Course is a pursuit in Marseille. The winner of stage 1, Annemiek van Vleuten, is the first starter, 43 seconds ahead of Lizzie Deignan-Armitstead. Van Vleuten powers to an impressive victory in the…
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La Course 2017: Annemiek van Vleuten climbs to victory on Izoard
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of La Course is played out on a route of 67.5 kilometres in the High Alps. The race starts in Briancon to a finish on the Col d'Izoard. Annemiek van Vleuten solos to victory after an attack with 5 kilometres left to climb. Elizabet…
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Giro Rosa 2017: Van Vleuten powers to victory in steep ITT, Van der Breggen cements overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst At merely 12.7 kilometres, the ITT in stage 5 of the Giro Rosa takes in two short and sharp climbs. The steepest ramp the women face is as insane as 30%. Annemiek van Vleuten and powers to victory, while Anna van der Breggen cements her overall lead.
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Giro Rosa 2017: Van Vleuten wins three-up sprint, Van der Breggen in pink
Door Martijn Ophorst At 122.5 kilometres, the 2nd stage of the Giro Rosa travels from Zoppola to Montereale Valcellina. Van Vleuten, Van der Breggen and Longo Borghini attack just before the top of a 5.2 kilometres climb at 8%, which is crested with 24.4 kilometres…