But after three world titles, the world hour record and the birth of son Faas in October last year, gold in Paris had become the main goal. Five months after becoming a mother, she returned to racing. Van Dijk immediately won two time trials. Everything was going well, until that car with a trailer showed up and she broke her ankle. “Of course it sometimes crossed my mind: I won’t make it. But I closed myself off from it.”
After giving birth and broken ankle, Van Dijk aims for Olympic medal
