Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime): “I just wanted to make the race hard”

May 10 ^th 2025 - 16:01 [GMT + 2]

Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) was the most aggressive rider of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es and finished 3rd overall.

“Why did I pull so much time during the final climb? Well, I just wanted to make the race hard, and the team wanted to be at the front for as long as possible. We tried, and I actually felt kind of good. I didn’t want to wait too long on the last climb to try to make the race hard, and it worked well. I think I came closer to victory than in the last mountain stage. It was a good day and everything went according to plan. I was just trying to take my own pace, the faster that was possible. If it was too slow, I think she (Demi Vollering) would have attacked earlier. [grin] So that was good, I came closer than the other day. Of course I wish in the last kilometre I could also follow, but I think it is the last small step.”