‘The level is higher, and that’s something good’ – Anna van der Breggen hails progress of women’s cycling ahead of Tour de France Femmes debut

With world champion Lotte Kopecky taking the Tour de France Femmes day by day following a back injury sustained at the Giro d’Italia Women, the Belgian’s teammate Anna van der Breggen may just be taking up the GC slack for SD Worx-Protime at this year’s race.

The veteran Dutchwoman, this season making her comeback after a three-year retirement from racing, is a veteran of 13 editions of the Giro d’Italia but will this year be making her debut at the Tour.