Annemiek van Fruten (Mitchelton-Scott) is dominating women's cycling, adding a hat trick in Spain to her win in Strade Bianche. She seems to enjoy suffering at the front during attacks to win whenever possible.

"This could be my last race," she said. As we say in the Netherlands: 'Pakke wat jer pakken kan-we have to do everything we can,'" she said, praising the security measures of the women's race, but recognizing that the race could be disrupted again by a pandemic.

"You never know what can happen, so you have to keep winning and I want to show my legs in the next race.

Van Vleuten seems to devour every victory. But winning is never easy for her either.

"People think I win a lot, but it's only a few races, six or seven a year. Winning is really beautiful. It's not normal to win like this, I've won three in a row and I still can't believe it," she explained.

"It might have been hard to stay motivated while COVID was closed, but I kept going and I really enjoyed riding my bike at times like this. I actually felt energized. It felt that way today, but winning is never easy.

She especially enjoyed winning wearing the world champion's rainbow jersey.

"People say the rainbow jersey is cursed. I was able to prove that becoming World Champion was no fluke. I've also proven that I'm in good shape and I'm proud to be a deserving world champion, both for my team and for Mitchelton Scott's Rainbow Jersey."

Van Vleuten appears to have raised the bar in women's cycling by training harder and longer. However, she claimed to be enjoying life as well.

"Some people think I spend a lot of time alone in the mountains. I like training in the mountains, but I also enjoy spending time with my family and enjoying life," she insisted.

"My approach before was to train for four hours and four hours to do a four-hour race. With my coach, we took different approaches to challenge and stress my body to be as fit as possible. I don't skip coffee breaks during rides or push my limits, I like hard work but I also enjoy life and am happy with the balance. I am 37 years old and still enjoy cycling."