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Dani Ostanek

'The level is higher, and that's something good' – Anna van der Breggen hails progress of women's cycling ahead of Tour de France Femmes debut

VANNES, FRANCE - JULY 25: Anna Van Der Breggen of Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime during the Top Riders Press Conference prior to the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025 / #UCIWWT / on July 25, 2025 in Vannes, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).

With world champion Lotte Kopecky taking the Tour de France Femmes day by day following a back injury sustained at the Giro d'Italia Women, the Belgian's teammate Anna van der Breggen may just be taking up the GC slack for SD Worx-Protime at this year's race.

The veteran Dutchwoman, this season making her comeback after a three-year retirement from racing, is a veteran of 13 editions of the Giro d'Italia but will this year be making her debut at the Tour.

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