Cycling Lotte Kopecky (28) will not participate in the Tour de France next summer. The start of the Tour falls one day after the end of the omnium track at the Paris Games. Kopecky finished second in the Tour last year, but is now fully aiming for Olympic medals. It had been in the air … Read more
At the end of two eventful weeks in which Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel were eliminated, the third figurehead of Belgian cycling managed to put a big smile on the faces of the supporters once again. The Brabançonne blared through the speakers for Lotte Kopecky on Saturday evening over the famous velodrome in Roubaix. … Read more
Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) has won the Tour of Flanders. In a rain-drenched Oudenaarde, Longo Borghini defeated her two fellow escapees in the sprint. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) came second, Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) third. Van Anrooij started the sprint for her leader. It is the second time for Longo Borghini to win Flanders Most Beautiful. … Read more
Cycling Marianne Vos has written Dwars door Vlaanderen. The Dutch veteran beat Shirin van Anrooij in a sprint by two, good for her 250th victory on the road. World champion Lotte Kopecky impressed along the way, but fell just short of the podium. Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 6:10 PM After 130 kilometers with start … Read more
Cycling Italy’s Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) has won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, a women’s race that is part of the World Tour. She beat our compatriot Lotte Kopecky in the sprint at a difficult finish. Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) finished third. The Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of the classics in the women’s circuit that is separate … Read more
Cycling World champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) succeeds herself as winner in Nokere. She thus becomes the co-record holder with two victories. Last year, Kopecky, not yet wearing the rainbow jersey, soloed to victory in the Flemish cobblestone race. And that seemed to be what she had in mind for this edition. After a first … Read more
Halfway through the race there was not a crack to be seen, everything was still together. The nervousness gradually started to increase and it became immediately visible. When a group was breaking away, a few ladies in the peloton crashed. Optimal use was made of this. Ten riders formed the break of the day with … Read more
cycling Lotte Kopecky has extended her contract with the Dutch top team SD Worx-Protime until 2028. “A logical choice when I see the opportunities I have been given here.” Lotte Kopecky (28) has been driving for SD Worx since 2022, and will now add another four years. “When I look back as the rider I … Read more
World champion Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx-Protime) did not relinquish the overall victory on the final day of the UAE Tour. The final stage of the four-day race in the United Arab Emirates was won by the Dutch Amber Kraak (FDJ-Suez). Source: BELGA Today at 3:14 PM The day after Kopecky’s impressive power grab in … Read more