Elisa Balsamo slumped to the floor and was in tears in the Roubaix velodrome after finishing second to Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) in the six-rider sprint that decided this year’s Paris-Roubaix Femmes.
The Lidl-Trek rider was perhaps the fastest finisher of the sextet and used her track skills to ensure she was up front and not boxed-in.
But Kopecky came from behind to surge past her and Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) as the line approached.
Lidl-Trek later confirmed to Cyclingnews that she hadn’t punctured, rather she paced her effort and was able to get back to Kopecky and Vos with Georgi. The four caught her Lidl-Trek teammate Ellen Van Dijk and the impressive Amber Kraak (FDJ-Suez) who had cleverly anticipate Kopecky’s attack.
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