Annemiek van Vleuten: Giro Donne win 'takes away the pressure' ahead of Tour de France Femmes
Annemiek van Vleuten is seen as the favourite for the Tour de France Femme but she described much of the pressure as ‘hype’ and insisted she was not worried. It is easy to see why the Dutchwoman is the favourite going into the relaunched tournament, which was previously run in different formats. Ad/> Van Vleuten has won two of the shorter formats — La Course — in 2017 and then 2018, and is the Olympic time trial champion.


