Annemiek van Vleuten linked to Movistar move in 2021

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 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Annemiek van Vleuten is reportedly close to signing a two-year agreement with the Movistar Team Women, according to the Dutch news outlet Wielerflits. The current road race world champion's contract with Mitchelton-Scott expires at the end of this year and she has been in negotiations with other teams. 

Van Vleuten told Cyclingnews on Monday that she could not confirm the news reports that link her to Movistar.

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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.