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The World Championships that almost didn’t happen for Lotte Kopecky

Lotte Kopecky to return to racing at Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta


After the home-nation Road World Championships in Flanders didn’t run to plan, it looked every bit like Lotte Kopecky could have a redo on the Wollongong course, particularly when she underlined her combination of climbing/sprint credentials by taking victory at Strade Bianche ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten. 

However, after a tough Tour de France Femmes, it turns out the Belgian actually pulled the pin on Worlds. It was only after an unexpected recent turn of form that she asked for her place back, and she now finds herself in Australia fighting for two rainbow jerseys.

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