After a difficult Tour de France Femmes, where she battled with a back injury, Lotte Kopecky returned to her winning ways at the Prague Summer Track meeting. The several-time track champion won the omnium, elimination, and points race during the two-day UCI track event.
Not only did the Belgian return to the top of the podium, but she found the “fun factor” that was sorely missing at the French Grand Tour according to the Belgian national coach Tim Carswell.
“You put so much time into perfect preparation, and it drains all your energy. That makes it physically and mentally very difficult to maintain that level the following year. Lotte is a superb rider who never disappoints. But you know that sooner or later there will be a period when you’re not at your best. But she’ll overcome that just as quickly; we know that, and we’ve never really doubted it.”
After a standout season in 2024, where she claimed 16 victories, including the Tour de Romandie Féminin, and second overall at the Giro d’Italia Women, the SD Worx-Protime rider has two victories on the road this year, the Tour of Flanders back in April, and the Belgian time trial title.
Kopecky returned to the track for the first time this year as part of her late-season schedule, ahead of the Tour de l’Ardèche in France (September 9–14) and the European Championships time trial in October. Her participation at both the road World Championships in Rwanda in September, and track World Championships in Chile in October still remain undecided.
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