'I was not at my normal level': Anna van der Breggen pulls out of European Championships after poor showing in Spain

The double world champion does not know why she is not on her usual unbeatable form in her final season before retirement

Anna van der Breggen
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Anna van der Breggen says that she was not at her 'normal level' at the Challenge by La Vuelta and has pulled out of the running for the European Championships.

Van der Breggen (SD Worx) finished in 58th place in the general classification at 23-07 to rival Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), who took the overall title. Van der Breggen's best performance was on the time trial on stage two where she finished at 1-46 behind winner Van Vleuten.

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