Annemiek van Vleuten of Mitchelton-Scott marks an incredible comeback in the French Alps

Mitchelton-Scott's flying Dutchman stormed the race for a race of one day, The Race, just two days after The biggest race of the women's calendar, the Giro Rosa

Van Vleuten appeared destined for the second place in the race of 112.5 km of Annecy at Grand-Bornand, but refused to accept anything but victory.

Van der Breggen attacked on the last ascent and managed to take a 10-second lead for the finish before Van Vleuten vanished only 20 meters from the finish. .

Van Vleuten's Victory The Australian Team

"At 500m from the end, my team manager in the car gave up and stopped cheering me on," Van said Vleuten thereafter.

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"I thought:" Do not stop at the finish line "300m go I thought I would be second. Then I got to the last corner and I saw it die and I knew it was for me.

"I never stopped believing that everything was possible. She could make mistakes on the descent and I just give everything. I had to sprint after every turn, and my legs exploded on the descent. I have never had a descent where I have suffered so much. "

Van Vleuten, 35, confessed that she was worried that her exploits of Giro Rosa – three stage victories on the way to victory – could have taken away too much money from her.

But all doubts as to the holding of his form were destroyed during a powerful pursuit at the Col de la Colombiere, then in the climb to the Grand Bornand

"I was worried But it was a tough race, so I was not cool, and I also celebrated with my team because we managed well together, "said Van Vleuten. 19659003] "To win this one is very special.The same day as the Tour and with live TV everywhere.Wow.

" I have realized since last year that so many people are watching this live. It's prime time television, so you can see it all over the world. It's a big step for female cycling to have live TV coverage. It's the best way to promote women's cycling and I'm proud of it. "