Leuven, Flanders, and thousands of fans! Cycling at its finest! ✨

So many people came to celebrate cycling in its most important race 🌈 on historical Flanders ground.🇧🇪

A big thanks to all the fans, for cheering us on and celebrating the sport! I enjoyed you one the bike on Saturday and off the bike on Sunday!
Cycling is our sport and for all kind of people! ❤️

A special thanks to my friends and family for also being there and supporting me! 🧡

First 3 pics @tornanti_cc

#worldchampionships #flanders2021 #leuven #cycling #sport #people #celebrate ...

What a rollercoaster of emotions yesterday..
From @annavdbreggen riding her last race of her career, @chantalvandenbroekblaak riding her last race in orange, and also our strong @teamsdworx teammates @karolanncanuel and @joliendhoore riding the last race of their career. 💔
From my trouble with my bike - earlier in the race someone rode into my back wheel, so with that my back wheel was probably not straight in my bike frame anymore - That made that my chain dropped off on the 2 important climbs, the Smeysberg and on the Moskesstratt again. (turns out that it is handy that I run often during my season, because I ended up running up to the top of the Moskesstraat🏃🏼‍♀️)
Than a bike change which could have been faster..
When I came back into the peloton, I was determined to do my best for the team, which was far from easy and really painful after my long effort of riding back to the peloton.
But one feeling what overwhelmed me the most, was my faling to bring Marianne in a perfect position for the sprint. I didn’t had the explosive gear anymore to ride Marianne back to the Italian girls.
I kept on pushing that only one pace I could. I regret that now.. I think that if I had stopped pushing there, it hadn’t looked like I was riding for a good result for myself. It is painful to hear people seeing it that way! After so much problems earlier in the race, that came never in my mind!

Still I am really proud on @mariannevosofficial , she rode a strong race and she is a fenomenal rider which really deserved it to win that jersey again.
Let's not stop dreaming and work even harder next time, together!
@teamknwu

Congrats for the whole Italian team! You girls rode all a really strong race! 🇮🇹

@annavdbreggen , @karolanncanuel , @joliendhoore we will miss you!! @chantalvandenbroekblaak I will miss you in orange but we still have some races to do together! 💪🏼 ...

Goodmorning 😴
Today is my restday. And there is nothing so relaxed as waking the mind and muscles up slowly. 🧘🏼‍♀️✨ ...

Last Saturday, happy with the legs, and even more happy for @emvandijk @teamknwu 🧡

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