Anna van der Breggen completes UCI sports director course

 Anna van der Breggen
Anna van der Breggen (Image credit: Getty Images)

Recently retired Anna van der Breggen has completed the UCI’s sports directing course as she prepares to take on a role as sports director at SD Worx in 2022.

Van der Breggen will join SD Worx as a DS next season, the team she has spent the last five years with as a rider.

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