Anna Henderson (Jumbo-Visma): “I wasn’t even supposed to take part in this race”

May 1 ^st 2023 - 14:57 [GMT + 2]

We are over the moon. This is our first win of the season. We are super happy and super proud of what we did. We did a very good course recon and made a very good plan along with the team's coaches. The uphill section with 5 kilometres to go was the hardest part of the course. We put Riejanne Markus, our TT expert, at the front to handle it. We believed in each other and this victory is the result.

Was it planned for me to get the Red jersey? I wasn’t even supposed to take part in this race! In the final hundred meters I rode as fast as I could, I kept going and going, and I found myself in the first position. And now I’m leading the Vuelta, which is awesome!