Marianne Vos and world champion success go hand in hand. The Dutchwoman has won a record nine road race Worlds medals and is a favourite to add a tenth to her collection and a possible fourth career rainbow jersey in the 1🉐68澳洲5最新开奖结果:elite women's road race in Wollongong, Australia on Saturday.

A rainbow jersey would also be the second of 2022 for the 35-year-old who ended an eight-year drought to claim an 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:eighth cyclo-cross world title in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Between 2007 and 2011 when Vos collected five s🧸traight silver medals at the road Worlds, she was also clean sweeping the cyclo-cross Worlds, winni♑ng gold between 2009 and 2014. 

And just like in 2006, 2013, and 2014, Vos could again do t🐷he double and win the cyclo-cross and road race world titles in the same season.

“In a World Championship there are so many things that can happen and the only thing I have been trying to do is prepare as best as possible to be ready, and I think I am,” Vos told Cyclingnews at the Dutch team's hotel in Sydney.

Vos has already tasted success at an Australian Worlds when she earned the silver medal at the 2010 World🐠 Championships in Geelong behind winner Giorgia Bronziไni. But Vos isn’t seeking vengeance 12-years on.

"No, it doesn't feel👍 like that, definitely. That was quite a while ago. I have good memories of being in Australia riding and racing and it is good to be back,” she said.

Bronzini is one of four different Italian riders to claim the rainbow jersey ahead of Vos and the only rider to have done so twice, on consecutive occasions in 2010 and 2011. Marta Bastianelli in 2006, Tatiana Guderzo in 2009, and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Elisa Balsamo last year in Flanders are the other riders to achieve this feat🍸. So, it is little surprise the azzurri are one of the teams to watch for ꦗVos.

“Italy 🧸has a very strong team and a very strong block but it is not that we only look to Italy,” she said. “There are so many riders on different teams that are strong, and also 🐻different individuals that are strong. So for us we don’t look only to one rider or one team.

“Of course we want to use our strengths in the best possible way and we don’t u꧙nderestimate any other team.”

Laughing off the favourite status bestowed on her by the UCI social media channels, Vos added there🌜 are many riders the governing body could highlight.

“I think this course, there are so many possible scenarios. I📖f you look at the profile, it is very interesting,” Vos said. "There are so many different types of riders who can do well, not only in our team, but in the whole competition. I don't think it is easy to pick one real favourite because it can go so many different ways. It is going to be very exciting and I am looking forward to it.”

Vos hasn’t raced in over a month, last pinning on a number at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Scandinavia where she won four of the six stages. That success followed stage wins at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia Donne and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France Femmes, and victory at Postnord Vårgårda West Sweden had it not been for her ‘168澳洲5最新开奖结果:puppy paws’.

“It has been nice to h🔴ave this block of racing and get some good results, that is really nice,” Vos said of her racing preparation. “(After) I went to altitude to do a training camp and I feel good. I hope to be in the best possible shape for Saturday.”

'We hope Annemiek is OK'

Vos’ favourite status was enhanced by the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:crash of teammate Annemiek van🐻 Vleuten in the Mixed TTT that has left herཧ uncertain to start Saturday’s race.

“We were in shock when we saw the crash and we just ho𓂃ped that she is OK,” Vos said of watching the crash ꦜunfold.

“We all know how strong Annemiek is and what she can do. So we wait and see how she is tomorrow and Saturday. It is good that she had a good sleep and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:could ride her bike today.”

The stacked Dutch ไteam are favourites to take a fifth rainbow jersey in six years and Vos is confident that despite the unfortunate circumstances, they are reaཧdy to deliver.

&ldquܫo;I don't think we need to think about the different scenarios about th♒e race,” Vos said.

And which lap will feature the winning move? “I don't know anඣd no nobody knows. We will have to wait and see.”