Marianne Vos, entering her 18th season in the peloton, said she has much to look forward to in 2023, thanks to the progress of women's cycling and the growth of the Women's World Tour.

Vos is currently training at high altitude in Tenerife, she told the audience via video interview at the Jumbo-Visma launch on Thursday. While her focus is currently on upcoming cyclocross races, Vos said she is looking forward to the spring classics and new races on the calendar as the season shifts to road racing.

"There are always things to aim for (in the new year). There are some beautiful new races on the calendar. Last year we had the Tour de France, and the sport of women's cycling is growing so fast that we need to step up every year. As a team, we need to be there and be competitive," Vos said of her aspirations for the 2023 season.

The top calendar includes four new races: the UAE Tour, Tour Down Under, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and Tour de Suisse.

"First up is the cyclocross season, but I'm also looking forward to the spring classics; there are three Grand Tours throughout the year and a lot to work towards. Most of all, I'm looking forward to racing with the team, having fun together and trying to win."

Vos will be competing in the Koksijde X20 Trophy (January 5), the Zonhoven World Cup (January 8), the Dutch National Championships (January 15), the Benidorm World Cup (January 22), and the Hoogerheide The cyclo-cross season continues with the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide (February 4).

"Right now I'm at the high altitude camp in Tenerife. It was quite hard and intense training today, but I'm happy with what I did.

"Obviously I am in the middle of the cyclocross season and I am looking forward to my next goals. My first races back will be Koksijde, then Zonhoven, and then I'm aiming for the Dutch and World Championships in the Netherlands.

Vos won his eighth cyclocross world title in Jumbo-Visma, four stage wins at the Tour of Scandinavia, and two stage wins at the Giro d'Italia Donne. He also won two stages at the Tour de France Femme and led the race wearing the yellow jersey for five of the eight days, earning the green jersey.

"In a year like this, it's hard to pick a win. It was great to win the world title in Fayetteville at the beginning of the year. Of course, it's a good memory," Vos said.

"During the road season, the Tour de France has exceeded all expectations for women's cycling. It was great to be there, to be on the team, to perform at our best and to be able to fight for yellow and then green."

Vos, who won the inaugural La Course by Le Tour de France in 2014 and again in 2019, said the ASO's decision to create the Tour de France Femme Avec Zwift in 2022 was a victory for women's cycling.

"It's great to be at the start of the Tour de France. Of course, before that there was Step 1, La Course, and it was great that ASO got it off the ground.

The Tour de France Femme, an event that ran from 1984-89, was a huge success not only in terms of racing, but also in terms of branding and marketability. The media, fan presence, and interest in the race were a testament to the race's international popularity.

"As a rider, I didn't know what to expect or how big it would be. It was as big as you could imagine, from the fans' side, from the media side, even the tension in the group," Vos said.

Vos will continue to prepare for the cyclocross and road season in the new year. Asked during the team presentation if he planned to eat chocolate during the vacations, Boss laughed and said, "Yes, of course, a little bit. It's always good to keep a balance."