Annemiek van Vleuten critical of Strade Bianche-style gravel stage at Giro Rosa

ARCIDOSSO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 12: Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands and Team Mitchelton - Scott / Mechanical Problem / Vittoria Wheels / during the 31st Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2020, Stage 2 a 124,8km stage from Civitella Paganico to Arcidosso / @GiroRosaIccrea / #GiroRosa / on September 12, 2020 in Arcidosso, Italy. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Annemiek van Vleuten forced to run up Seggiano gravel climb in stage 2🍸 at the Giro Rosa (Image credit: Getty Images)

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) was critical of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro Rosa organiser's decision to include gravel sectors into stage 2 of this year's route. The world champion won the Strade Bianche-style stage but only after being 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:forced to run up th🐟e Seggiano gravel climb before then taking a solo win Arcidosso.

"Sometimes people ask me how your legs feel if you go all out," Van Vleuten wrote in post to Twitter Sunday morning before th♍e start of stage 3, which includes a video of her running up the gravel climb.

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