Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) continued her remarkable start to the 2024 season with a solo victory at Nokere Koerse. The world champion produced an all-action display to claim her second successive triumph at the race.
A faller early in the day, Kopecky later engaged in a surprising solo effort midway through the race. She relented with 60km or so remaining, but she still proved the strongest rider in the peloton on the final lap of the finishing circuit around Nokere.
Kopecky sparked the winning move by attacking on the cobbled climb at Lange Ast with 14km to go, bringing teammate Lorena Wiebes, Lily Williams (Human Powered Health) and Arlenis Sierra (Movistar) with her.
The Belgian proceeded to press clear of that elite group on the cobbles at Doorn, quickly establishing a winning gap. Movistar looked to marshal a chase in the closing kilometres after Floortje Mackaij and Emma Norsgaard bridged up to Sierra et al, but they could make no inroads into Kopecky’s margin.
Kopecky bounded up the Nokereberg to secure an emphatic victory, while her teammate Wiebes won the sprint for second place at 17 seconds. Williams pipped Sofie van Rooijen (VolkerWessels) for third, while Sierra came home in fifth.
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