Annemiek van Vleuten She is, surely, one of the best cyclists to ever come through the professional women’s peloton. The Dutch the bike is dropped by the end of 2023 ending an amazing career in which achieved more than 100 victories.
Despite his retirement, his connection to cycling remains alive. And now the women’s team Fenix-Deceuninckof the WorldTour category, has announced the Annemiek integration to his coaching staff as performance coach.
According to the Belgian team in its statement, Vleuten’s will be in charge of guiding cyclists to “reach their highest potential”. The squad emphasizes that “his experience and leadership will be valuable to improve individual and collective performance“.
For his part, the former Movistar and Mitchelton-Scott cyclist, among others, assures “Excited to contribute to the growth of this talented team.” And as he himself said, since the last years of his active career, “I knew I wanted to work with cyclists and athleteswhich helps them unleash their potential and maintain balance.
Annemiek explained that when the director of Fenix-Deceunink, Philip Roodhooftsuggested he join the team, he was “surprised.” Despite this, he added that he was quick to admire “her professionalism and commitment both the performance and the human side of the sport.
So, van Vleuten is now ready to develop this new role that he himself is considering “a fantastic challenge that is fully in line with my ambition to grow as a coach“.
Source: La Verdad
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