Van Vleuten is preparing his season in Colombia

the dutch Annemiek van Vleuten, current champion of the Tour de France and the women’s Giro d’Italia, rides the roads of Colombia ahead of what will be his 2023 cycling season.

Movistar team rider He circulated a photo on social networks where he can be seen next to the signage indicating that he is in Alto de Letras.at 3,680 above sea level.

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Van Vleuten has been preparing his season in Colombia for several years because the weather allows him to ride the bike in different places without the climate changing as much as it does in Europe.

In addition, the runner has friends in the country who make his stay more pleasant and he said that Colombian people are very kind to him and they also have other attractions like fruits and different foods that he likes.

The 85-kilometer climb to the mythical Alto de Letras (center) is one of the most difficult in the world and proof of the agility of the Colombian “beetles”.

Last year’s winner of the Giro, Tour, La Vuelta and World Championships, UCI world number one and recently recognized with the first Vélo d’Or award granted to the women’s peloton, will be the reference in 2023 for a block of 15 Movistar brokers.

Cuban Pan-American champion Arlenis Sierra stands out in that group; the Danish Emma Norsgaard; the German Liane Lippert and the Colombian climber Paula Patiño.

In September, Van Vleuten was declared the online world champion of the Road Cycling World Championships held in Wollongong (Australia) after surprising the group of favorites in the final part of the 164.3 kilometer route.

A withering attack in that test gave him his second World Cup gold, his thirteenth medal -six golds- at major championships and completed a 2022 season, all at the age of 40.