Last year Marianne Vos (Rabo-Liv) was in the unusual position of sitting in the commentary box instead of racing her bike at the Aviva Women's Tour. This year, the former overall champion is looking forward to getting back in the race, which kicks off on Wednesday.
"I will be at the Aviva Women's Tour," Vos told Cyclingnews. "I did it two years ago and I liked it. It was well organised, a big race and a good crowd. That was the first time, and I will come back after doing commentary last year, so it is going to be nice to be back racing, instead of holding a microphone in my hand. I'm pretty happy about that."
Vos won the inaugural edition of the Women's Tour in 2014, when it was sponsored by Friends Life and ranked as a 2.1 event. After placing on the podium in the first two stages, she won the third stage in Clacton and moved into the overall lead. She won stage 4 and extended her lead, and won stage 5 to seal the overall victory.
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This year, the race is stacked with a world-class field including world champion Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans), Jolien D'hoore (Wiggle High5), Kirsten Wild (Hitec Products), Shelley Olds (Cylance), Carmen Small (Cervelo Bigla), Gracie Elvin (Orica-AIS), Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) and Leah Kirchmann (Liv Plantur) – a tough field to beat.
Following the Aviva Women's Tour, Vos will travel home to the Netherlands to participate in the road championships, which is one of her priorities this year.
"We will have the national championships, which is pretty big in Holland if you can wear the red, white and blue," Vos told Cyclingnews. "That's a big honour. With the team we will go for that title."
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