Anna van der Breggen: The Mur de Huy never lies

DENIA SPAIN JANUARY 06 Anna Van Der Breggen of The Netherlands and Team SD Worx World Champion Jersey during the Team SD Worx 2021 Training Camp on Denia teamsdworx on January 06 2021 in Denia Spain Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Anna van der Breggen of Team SD Worx looks to win La Flèche Wallonne a seventh consecutive time (Image credit: Getty Images)

There is no question that Anna van der Breggen - affectionately known as the Queen of the Mur de Huy - wants to win a seventh consecutive title at La Flèche Wallonne, however, she revealed that a recent illness may have set her form back ahead of Wednesday’s race, putting her bid for victory into question. 

In a round-table interview on the eve of the event, the double world champion admitted that she won’t know how she would feel until the racing gets underway but that if she is not in a position to win, her SD Worx teammates Demi Vollering and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio will strike out for a victory of their own on the Mur de Huy. 

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Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.