Annemiek Van Vleuten

Annemiek van Vleuten is a decorated professional road racing cyclist, celebrated for her numerous victories in major international competitions, including Olympic gold medals and Grand Tour titles. After a pivotal transition to full-time professional cycling in 2010, Annemiek Van Vleuten secured her first major victory at the Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe, signaling the start of a decorated career. That same year, she also won La Route de France, building on her professional debut in 2009 with DSB Bank–Nederland bloeit. Her early career momentum continued into 2011, when she clinched the UCI Women’s Road World Cup title, marked by significant wins at the Tour of Flanders for Women, GP de Plouay – Bretagne, and Open de Suède Vårgårda.

She went on to win the inaugural Tour de France Femmes and the Giro Donne, becoming the first woman to complete a Giro–Tour double in the same year. She secured her second World Road Race Championships title in 2022 and became the first female rider to win the Triple Crown of Cycling. In 2023, Van Vleuten won the inaugural La Vuelta Femenina and her final Giro Donne, solidifying her status as the first woman to win cycling’s three major races. Following her retirement from professional cycling at the end of the 2023 season, she transitioned into new roles, joining the Fenix–Deceuninck team as a performance mentor in 2024 and working as a pundit for Dutch television.