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Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) added to her superb palmares, claiming the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in Clermont-Ferrand with a powerful solo attack on the late climb on the stage.
The Belgian champion leapt away before the Côte de Durtol with 9.6km to go and never looked back.
With teammate and race favourite Demi Vollering disrupting the chase behind and the peloton in pieces, Kopecky sailed to the first maillot jaune of the race.
The two-time Tour of Flanders winner also added the points jersey and polka dot climber’s jersey to her collection.
Lorena Wiebes won the sprint from the chasing group behind to make it an SD Worx 1-2 on the stage. Last year’s points classification winner Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) was a close fourth.
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