Annemiek van Vleuten looked strong enough to win another UCI Road World Championships title in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday but, after being in the thick of the action in the closing kilometres as she worked for her Dutch teammate Demi Vollering, she suffered a puncture and was out of contention.
Coming across in eighth place, Van Vleuten put her frustration about the puncture out of her mind and had plenty of time to soak up the adoration of the crowds in Glasgow, many of whom had come over from the Netherlands, and enjoy the final Worlds of her career.
