Annemiek van Vleuten: I'm more concerned about global health than the Olympics

Annemiek van Vleuten, of the Netherlands, takes the rainbow jersey after winning the elite women’s road race at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire
Annemiek van Vleuten, of the Netherlands, takes the rainbow jersey after winning the elite women’s road race at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Annemiek van Vleuten supports the International Olympic Committee's decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games in the face of health concerns and risks surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The reigning world champion told Cyclingnews that she is much more concerned with global health than the marquee sporting event.

"I was not surprised. I was already expecting this and actually I was not really concerned about it because I am more concerned about global health and not about the Olympics," Van Vleuten told Cyclingnews

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

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.