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Guess she must have read the stories in the Flemish newspapers on the day before the race, insinuating that there was animosity among the Dutch women as to who could/should be the rightful world champion.
“I gambled,” Garfoot admitted. “With three Dutchies, the odds were stacked against me. When Blaak went, I thought Van der Breggen or Vleuty surely wanted the win more and would chase her down. I didn’t work, because I had decided to gamble.”
from https://cyclingtips.com/2017/09/dutch-deliver-chantal-blaak-wins-worlds/