Cycling-Dutch great Van Vleuten happy with life in slow lane

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - 2023 Tour de France Presentation - Le Palais des Congres de Paris, Paris, France - October 27, 2022 Annemiek Van Vleuten before the presentation REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

ALCUDIA, Spain (Reuters) - Retired Dutch cycling great Annemiek van Vleuten will be back in the saddle on Saturday in one of Europe's biggest Gran Fondos - a recreational long distance ride - but do not expect any trademark solo attacks.

The 41-year-old will join more than 8,000 amateurs in the Mallorca 312 -- a closed-roads event that draws keen cyclists from all across Europe and beyond.