Lotte Kopecky sprints to second place in Dwars door Vlaanderen

Lotte Kopecky sprints to second place in Dwars door Vlaanderen

Lotte Kopecky sprints to second place in Dwars door Vlaanderen

02/04/2025

At the 2025 edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen, Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) claimed a strong solo victory. The Italian champion launched an attack with about 30 kilometers to go and steadily extended her lead all the way to the finish in Waregem. Behind her, Lotte Kopecky showed resilience after a challenging day on the bike. The world champion sprinted to second place in a reduced chase group, ahead of Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek), who completed the podium. Mischa Bredewold finished 5th after giving a strong lead-out to Kopecky.

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Lotte Kopecky: “The race started well, until the Eikenberg, I actually felt okay. But there, it really didn’t go well. I had a bad moment and almost was at a standstill. Luckily, afterwards Mischa Bredewold and I were able to join forces and make it back to the front group. After that, I just tried to get the most out of the race.”

“I don’t know what happened. I had a very strange feeling. A really tough moment. I’m not exactly sure what caused it. The legs just weren’t there. In the end, it’s pretty amazing we still managed to finish second, thanks to an incredible lead-out by Mischa Bredewold. How I could still sprint for second place despite not having the best feeling? Once you smell the finish line, you just go all in for the highest achievable. Mischa was ahead of me in the group, I called her name and she immediately knew what to do. She gave me a good lead-out. Elisa Longo-Borghini was super strong today. That I could still finish second behind her gives me a boost.”

“It obviously wasn’t the best feeling. But on the other hand, I think we need to stay calm. Maybe this was exactly what I needed to be ready for the Ronde van Vlaanderen. To really suffer and go deep again. I just hope Sunday will be better.”

“What I take from today is that I have amazing teammates. Mischa was really strong and did an excellent job in the finale. Now it’s all about recovering well and being at the start in a top shape on Sunday. Today wasn’t my best day, but let’s hope Sunday is.”

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