Anna van der Breggen isn't sure what to expect in her highly-anticipated comeback to professional racing with SD Worx-Protime since retiring from the sport at the height of her career three years ago. Now 34, the former world champion and Olympic gold medallist believes the women's peloton is stronger and that if she can't reach her previous form or higher she won't be in contention to win at the major races.
Having already previewed the 2025 UCI Road World Championships route in Kigali, Rwanda, she confirmed in an interview with several media outlets, including Cyclingnews, on Thursday that she would also target performance peaks at the Ardennes Classics - Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège - and the Tour de France Femmes.
