Ellen van Dijk expressed confidence in fellow Dutch cyclist Anna van der Breggen's return to competitive cycling in 2025, three years post-retirement. Having raced together extensively, Van Dijk believes that Van der Breggen's experience, training intensity, and determination will enable her to swiftly regain top-tier performance. Van der Breggen transitioned to a directeur sportif role after stepping away from racing but realized her passion for the sport motivated her to return. She feels capable of still excelling and is eager to compete again, building on her previous accomplishments in international cycling.
I've known her for kind of her whole career, almost. We raced a lot together and against each other also. For the national team, we have been together on altitude camps and everything so I know her pretty well.
I'm convinced she's gonna come back straight away really strong. I think for sure she will reach at least the level she had when she retired already and I expect her to be straight away competitive for the win.
At one point I thought 'Why not? I missed cycling,' Van der Breggen told media including Cyclingnews last week as she lifted the lid on why she's returning.
In the back of my mind, somewhere I thought 'I can still do this well, so what am I doing [sitting] in a car'.
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