Ellen van Dijk is happy that her cycling career is over and she no longer has to experience stress. The 38-year-old time trial specialist, who closed her career on Sunday in the Simac Ladies Tour, confessed that she would have preferred to ride the European Time Trial Championship at the beginning of October.
“It is very strange that it was in the peloton, but also very tasty,” Van Dijk said in front of the NOS camera. “I am just so happy that I no longer have to do this. In the beginning there was a lot of stress with the gravel and falls. It got worse every game. I really counted down this week.”
At the end of July, Van Dijk Let’s already appear to feel at ease in competitions. “I have fallen very fast a few times, I don’t want that anymore. I am so done with that. I don’t want to come home anymore and say:” Sorry Benjamin, you have to replace all the diapers of Faas (their son, ed.) In the coming six weeks, “she said in the evening stage .
Under the watchful eye of Faas, she drove her last kilometers, in her own country and under the watchful eye of many acquaintances on Sunday. “For the past two years we have been able to experience my career as a family. But it is now time to restore the balance in the family. It’s good now.”
Nevertheless, Van Dijk had secretly said goodbye to the European Time Trial European Championship, at the beginning of October in France. “I would have liked to ride the European Time Trial Championship, but the national coach finds me too old and they go for the future, the youth. But I think you can also gain experience somewhere else,” said Van Dijk, who did not want to think about it too long. “I am very happy with a career and that European Championship is not going to change anything anymore.”
Despite the fact that Van Dijk is finished with the peloton, her love for the race against the clock remains great. “I can’t get enough of it. I could continue for years with time trial,” said Van Dijk, who does not yet know what her next chapter will look like.
“I am open to everything. I have lived in a cycling bubble for years and I think it is a very nice world. But I would also like to broaden my world to see what real life looks like.”
Van Dijk became world champion time trial three times and she took the European title on the individual discipline four times. She also won the Tour of Flanders in 2014.
Ellen van Dijk is Happy That Her Cycling Career is over and she no longer has to experience stress. The 38-year-old time trial specialist, who concluded her career on Sunday in the Simac Ladies tour, admitted that would have preferred to ride the European Time Trial Championships at the Beginning of October.
“It’s very strange that this was it in the peloton, but also very nice,” Said van Dijk to the camera of the nos . “I’m just so happy that i don’t have to do this anymore. In the beginning there was a lot of stress again with the gravel and crashes. It got worse every race. I’ve really leg counting down this week.”
At the end of July, van Dijk Already Indicated That She No Longer Felt Comfortable in Competitions. “I have fallen very hard a number of times now, I don’t want that anymore. I’m so done it. I don’t want to come home anymore and say:” Sorry Benjamin, you have to change all of faas “(Their son, ed.
Under the Watchful Eye of Faas, She Red Her Last Kilometers on Sunday, in Her Own Country and Under The Watchful Eye of Many Acquaintances. “For the past two years we have leg able to experience my career as a family. But now it is time to restore the balance in the family. It is good now.”
Yet van Dijk would secretly have preferred to say goodbye at the European Time Trial Championships, at the beginning of October in France. “I would have liked to ride the European Time Trial Championships, but the national coach Thinks I am too old and they are going for the future, the Youth. But I think you can also gain experience Elsewhere,” Said van Dijk, who did not because not because to to dwell on it for to it. “I am extremely happy with my career and that European Championship will not change anything about that.”
Despite the Fact van Dijk is finished with the peloton, Her Love for the Race Against the Clock Remains Great. “I can’t get enough of it. I Could Continue Time TriTing for Years,” Said van Dijk, who Doesn’tn’t Yet Know Exactly What Her Next Chapter Will Look Like.
“I am open to everything. I have lived in a cycling bubble for years and I think it is a very nice world. But I would also like to broades my world a bit, to see what real life looks like.”
Van Dijk Became World Time Trial Champion Three Times and She won the European Title Four Times in the Individual Discipline. She also won the Tour of Flanders in 2014.