‘A really tough moment’ – Lotte Kopecky needed to dig deep at Dwars door Vlaanderen

Belgian Lotte Kopecky of SD Worx-Protime finishes second in the women elite race of the 'Dwars Door Vlaanderen' cycling event, 128,5km from and to Waregem, Wednesday 02 April 2025.
BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) takes second at Dwars door Vlaanderen Women 2025 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) may be a rider that rarely enters a race without finding her place right near, if not at, the top of the favourites list but there was an unexpected moment on Wednesday at Dwars door Vlaanderen where it looked like the rainbow jersey clad rider may have been letting her chances slip away early.

All was going well for the World Champion up until the Eikenberg. She had been pivotal in a splitting of the field and was among the key group of riders as the pressure was poured on inside 40km to go. 

Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.

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