After earning a bronze medal in the women's elite category at the Cyclocross World Championships in February, the 22-year-old had a flurry of success on the road with her Alpecin-Deceuninck road team including podiums at both Ronde van Drenthe and Trofeo Alfredo Binda and a stage win at the Tour de France Femmes. In the summer she focused on XCC and XCO races, which led her to fourth place in the Paris Olympic Games cross-country MTB race.
Combining multiple disciplines sometimes results in having to make tough decisions. After a successful Tour de France Femmes, I got the choice to start at the Road World Championships in Zürich and do Gravel Worlds the week after [in Belgium], or go to the XCO World Cups overseas. Think to be able to race Worlds is always special and something I don't want to miss, so I went for the first option.
This however means I won't show my rainbow jersey or defend my 2nd place in the overall this year. But next year I'll for sure be back racing the World Cups giving it my 100%. Already looking forward to it.
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