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'I don't see it as pressure' – Nienke Vinke unfazed and aiming high in confirmation year on the road, but remains quiet about Picnic PostNL departure

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DENIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 12: Nienke Vinke of The Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime during the training camp of the Team SD Worx - Protime 2026 on December 12, 2025 in Denia, Spain. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Young Dutch talent Nienke Vinke is setting her sights on the Ardennes Classics in her first year with new team SD Worx-Protime, but with an eye on her ultimate goal of a Grand Tour podium as she starts 2026 as one of the peloton's future GC prospects.

Vinke, who is 21, finished ninth at the Vuelta Femenina and claimed the white jersey at the Tour de France Femmes in 2025, results that surely contributed to her mid-contract move from Picnic PostNL to SD Worx until at least 2028.

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