Kopecky

Lotte Kopecky awarded the 2024 Vélo d’Or after stellar season

Lotte Kopecky has been named the best female cyclist of the year, claiming the prestigious Vélo d'Or for the first time in her career. The 29-year-old Belgian world champion,...

What are the women’s cycling monuments? Do any actually exist?

Professional cycling is steeped in tradition, with teams often staying loyal to long-established methods and fans relishing the sport’s rich heritage. At the core of this history are the...

Can Lotte Kopecky win the Tour de France Femmes in 2025? The peloton gives their thoughts

The release of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes route has sparked fresh speculation around Lotte Kopecky’s potential to clinch the overall title. After her second-place finish in 2023,...

Lotte Kopecky announces her final 2024 target at Track World Championships in Denmark after long season

As the racing season draws to a close, Lotte Kopecky is gearing up for one final competition at the Track World Championships in Denmark. After a year that began...

Kopecky wins Simac Ladies Tour stage + GC, as Smulders almost steals the show

Lotte Kopecky secured a dramatic stage 6 victory at the Simac Ladies Tour today, sealing the overall title in Arnhem just one day after crashing in stage 5. The...

Lorena Wiebes wins stage 5 at the Simac Ladies Tour amidst final kilometre crash

The fifth stage of the Simac Ladies Tour unfolded with a 140km route beginning and ending in Doetinchem, Netherlands. Audrey De Keersmaeker was the first to break the calm,...

Barbara Guarischi wins stage 4 as Franziska Koch takes overall lead at Simac Ladies Tour

Barbara Guarischi secured her first victory in 16 months (and first top-level win in 9 years), winning stage 4 of the Simac Ladies Tour in Ede. The SD Worx-Protime...

Wiebes takes 2nd victory in the 2024 Simac Ladies Tour on Stage 3

Lorena Wiebes claimed her second consecutive victory in the 2024 Simac Ladies Tour, winning stage 3 in a fast sprint finish ahead of Elisa Balsamo and teammate Lotte Kopecky....

Wiebes takes stage 2 victory after late chase in Simac Ladies Tour

The second stage of the 2024 Simac Ladies Tour unfolded with a mostly flat 154.8km route from Coevorden to Assen, featuring the challenging VAM-berg climb and the cobbled stretch...

Zoe Bäckstedt claims first WWT victory in Gennep as Nooijen finishes second

Zoe Bäckstedt has taken her first professional victory, winning the opening stage of the Simac Ladies Tour. The 20-year-old British rider posted an impressive time of 12 minutes and...

Vos takes gravel world title in Leuven after head to head sprint with Kopecky

Marianne Vos claimed the UCI Gravel World Championship in Leuven, out-sprinting Belgium's Lotte Kopecky in a dramatic two-rider duel. The 134km race, filled with punchy climbs, gravel paths, and...

Lotte Kopecky’s debut as 2024 world champion without rainbow jersey on the gravel

Lotte Kopecky's first race as the 2024 world champion won't see her donning the rainbow jersey. Instead, she will compete at the UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium on...