Former World Champion Chantal van den Broek-Blaak has called time on her 17-year pro career. The SD Worx-Protime racer is expecting her second child and although she had wanted to continue racing for another season, a team press release on Tuesday said that the pregnancy means she is retiring earlier than initially expected.
Van den Broek-Blaak is calling time on a notable career, which includes the World Championships victory in 2017, the Tour of Flanders in 2020 and Strade Bianche in 2021. Other key triumphs were the Amstel Gold Race, Gent-Wevelgem, and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with her last pro win of a total of 27 in the Dutch National Championships last year.
“We look back with pride at all we have achieved with Chantal in those ten years with the team. She has been one of the best cyclists in the world for many years, with the 2017 world title as the absolute highlight, of course.”
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