'I'm disappointed with second' - Lotte Kopecky sprints on punctured tyre in Mauriac at Tour de France Femmes

Tour de France Femmes: Lotte Kopecky remains in the lead after stage 2
Tour de France Femmes: Lotte Kopecky remains in the lead after stage 2 (Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

For a team as dominant as SD Worx, anything less than a victory probably feels like a disappointment, and that is precisely how yellow jersey Lotte Kopecky felt about suffering a puncture and finishing second in the uphill sprint into Mauriac on stage 2 at the Tour de France Femmes.

"I didn't start [my sprint] too early. Once I started, however, I didn't feel like I had grip in my back wheel," Kopecky told the press that she was surprised to see that the tire in her back wheel was flat after she crossed the line.

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