'Close to the real shape' - No wins yet in 2025 but Lotte Kopecky approaches peak in bid to reclaim Tour of Flanders crown

Kopecky during Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem
Kopecky during Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem (Image credit: Getty Images)

Despite being winless so far in 2025, Lotte Kopecky and SD Worx-Protime have no concerns heading into big goals at the Tour of Flanders Women and Paris-Roubaix Femmes, as she is nearing her "real shape."

The last time Kopecky made it to April without a victory was in the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, with each of her past four campaigns seeing early successes at Le Samyn, Strade Bianche or the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. 

James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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