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Kirsten Frattini

Annemiek van Vleuten disappointed with final Tour de France Femmes, looks ahead to retirement

PAU FRANCE JULY 30 Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands and Movistar Team sprints during the 2nd Tour de France Femmes 2023 Stage 8 a 226km individual time trial stage from Pau to Pau UCIWWT on July 30 2023 in Pau France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) came into the season with an ambitious goal of winning all three grand tours, and while she succeeded at La Vuelta Femenina and the Giro d'Italia Donne, she was upset to have finished just off the podium in fourth place at the Tour de France Femmes. 

"Of course, there's disappointment that I was not good the last two days," Van Vleuten said.

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