Ellen Van Dijk to miss 2023 season due to pregnancy, targets return ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Ellen Van Dijk will miss this year’s cycling season as she is expecting her first child. The Trek-Segafredo rider has been one of cycling’s biggest names over the last decade and is the current time trial world champion and UCI Hour record holder.

Ad She will return in 2024 in a year that features the Olympic Games in Paris, where Van Dijk will look to win a first Olympic medal. Paris — Nice'He shouldn't have done that' — Vingegaard attack questioned after shipping time to Pogacar17 HOURS AGO “Me and Benjamin are super excited to share the news that we are expecting our first child in September,” said Van Dijk “It has always been our wish to start a family and so to have this wish come true, still feels a bit unreal right now.

“Together with the team, and the unwavering support of Benjamin, I have achieved my biggest goals over the past two years. “When discussions around an extension of my contract began last year, we spoke about my seemingly conflicting ambitions: I want to win a medal at the Olympics in 2024, but I would also like to start a family.

Straight away, the team was open to both scenarios and that was incredibly heart-warming. “Of course, it’s a shame I won’t be racing my new supersonic shiny Speed Concept this year and I was really looking forward to wearing the rainbow stripes at the Tour de France Femmes and Vuelta, but you can’t have it all.

“Nevertheless, I’m very pleased to see these races taking the time trial discipline seriously and hopefully they’ll keep it for next year. It will also be weird not to defend my world title this year, but I think by that time my mind will somewhere else entirely.” ‘He shouldn’t have done that’ – Vingegaard attack questioned after shipping time to Pogacar ‘A shame we