Anna van der Breggen is in line for a surprising return to street racing subsequent season three years after retiring, with the information set to be confirmed on Thursday afternoon.
The 34-year-old, a former Olympic and double world champion, hung up her wheels on the finish of the 2021 season to tackle a directeur sportif position at SD Worx-Protime. But a report from Dutch broadcaster NOS has acknowledged that she’s set to rejoin the peloton in 2025.
Van der Breggen, who final raced on the Leuven Worlds in 2021, will swimsuit up for SD Worx-Protime subsequent season, together with her announcement set to return throughout a press convention scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
She had a storied profession on the street, having fun with a 10-year profession with Sengers Ladies, Rabobank-Liv and Boels-Dolmans/SD Worx.
Along the best way she racked up a report seven La Flèche Wallonne titles along with 4 Giro Donne wins and triumphs at Liège-Bastogne-Liège (twice), the Tour of Flanders, and Strade Bianche.
In addition to working as a DS for the massively profitable SD Worx-Protime squad, guiding the likes of Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, and Lorena Wiebes to numerous wins, Van der Breggen has additionally tried her hand at gravel racing.
Back in May, she took on her first race since retiring, The Traka 100km gravel race in Spain, taking second in an SD Worx-Protime podium sweep with Marie Schreiber and Femke Markus.
The information that Van der Breggen is about to return out of retirement and rejoin the racing corps at SD Worx-Protime continues the renewal of the group for 2025, with star rider Demi Vollering set to depart – seemingly for FDJ-Suez.
