Annemiek van Vleuten brings curtain down on five years at Mitchelton-Scott
Dutchwoman to ride for Movistar in 2021

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Annemiek van Vleuten said good-bye to her 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mitchelton-Scott team on Sunday after five seasons with the Australian WorldTour squad, during whiಞch she won races that included Strade Bianche, La Course𓃲 by Le Tour de France and the Giro Rosa, all twice each.
"It's been a great journey with this team to become a world-class rider," the European road race champion said in a social media post after finishing the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta at the weekend.
"I take away many good memories; my first [overall] win at the Giro [in 2018] is the one that stands out," the 38-year-old Dutchwoman continued. "I never ♛believed I'd be able to achieve that before I joined Mitc🍷helton-Scott in 2016. It's because this team believed in me."
Van Vleuten joined from the Swiss Bigla team, with whom she rode the 2015 season, having previously ridden for Dutch squad Rabobank, but has enjoyed the best re♐sults of her career in the past few years, including becoming the time trial world champion in 2017 and 2018 and the road race world champion in 2019 whole riding for the Dutchꩲ national team.
Teammate Gracie Elvin has also ridden her last race for Mitchelton-Scott, as the 31-year-old Australian will 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:retire from the sport after eight seasons with the team.
Elvin♏ paid tribute to her teammate and friend, Van Vleuten, on Instagram by posting a number of pictur🐼es of the two riders together, with an accompanying message.
"Yesterday [Sunday] was Annemie꧅k van Vleuten's last race with Mitchelton-Scott, and I wanted to say a big thank you and good-bye to such an amazing woman," Elvin wrote. "She's done some amazing things on the bike, but my favorite memories of her 𝄹will be all the moments of laughter, tears, hard work, team work, and friendship we've shared over the years.
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"Many of my career highlights have been with her, or in support of her, and are days I will never forget – not for the result, but for how we did it as a team (and how we 🧸celebrated after!)," she continued. "I'm grateful to have shared five years with you, and excited to follow your next adventures."
Van Vleuten has signed a two-ye🐻ar contract with Movistar, and will join riders on the Spanish WorldTour squad that include Italy's Barbara Guarischi, former Spanish road race and time trial champion Sheila Gutiérrez and fellow new signing, US rider Leah Thomas.
“It’s been a great journey with this team to become a world class rider. I take away many good memories, my 1st win in Giro is the one stands out. I never believed I would be able to achieve this before I joined MTS in 2016. It’s because this team believed in me!!” - @AvVleuten🎙 pic.twitter.com/ADspQyZ8hE
A p♍hoto posted by @gracieelvin on Nov 9, 2020 at 12:16am PST