What a demonstration of Lotte Kopecky (Team SD World-Protime)! The Belgian, a big favorite and the subject of the title, literally crushed competition this Friday on the time trial of Belgian Championshipsposting his closest pursuing, Marthe Goossens (AG Insurance-Soudal Team), at 59 seconds. Lotte Claes (Arkea-B & B Hotels) completes the podium, at 1’48 ” Hills. The latter is therefore full of confidence before the online race Sunday, where she is also double holder of the title and will aim for a 5th title. World champion on online race and European champion on the timed event in 2024, she currently has a satisfactory 2025 season, with her highlight on the Tour of Flanders Last April.
Video – Lotte Kopecky is already European champion in time
“It would have been beautiful if I had been able to exceed it …”
After the arrival, she returned to her good performance: “Overall, I had good sensations, finally, insofar as possible for a time trial. I immediately entered my rhythm, and I managed to maintain the effort well until the arrival. So overall, these are positive sensations. I was not worried at the start, but there is always this little feeling of ‘where I am exactly today?’ After long absences like this. But the training had been positive, so I knew it was going to be going today “.
She continues on the final of the race, where she almost passed her runner -up Marthe Goossens : “It is a good feeling, especially when you know that it is the second that is right in front of you, but you also know that you should no longer take risks, especially when you arrive so close to the island. It would have been beautiful if I had been able to exceed it, but I knew that in the last turns, there were a lot of gravel, so I preferred not to take risks. Sunday, it will be a very difficult race for me, you will have to do it. Also… dare to lose.she concludes.
