Annemiek van Vleuten is retiring at the end of this season, and you could forgive her if she just used the 2023 races as a victory lap on one of the great all-time pro cycling careers. Instead, at 40 years old, she’s just destroying the peloton and winning races, including her fourth Giro last week.
The terms ‘dominating,’ and ‘swashbuckling,’ and ‘classy’ all apply here. If you weren’t following, here’s a quick recap of the race.