Last year, Kastelijn finished thirteenth, just under twenty minutes behind winner Annemiek van Vleuten. This year the focus was elsewhere. "During the altitude training period, I sat down with Michel Cornelisse and the trainers and we discussed how we envisioned the Tour. I wanted to race aggressively, because that also suits this team. Have fun and don't just follow. Cycling becomes so much more fun if you can show yourself. We did that in the Tour de France Femmes and actually also in the rest of the year."
This year's edition was completely dominated by SD Worx. The duo Demi Vollering-Lotte Kopecky finished first and second in the final rankings for the Dutch team, which also completed four stages. "I sometimes think the tactics of other teams are special. It is true that the difference in level in
women's cycling is still too great, but it is also magnified by the tactics of some teams. Some teams are simply in the lead for SD Worx."