Lotte Kopecky
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Lotte Kopecky (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɔtə koːˈpɛki]; born 10 November 1995) is a Belgian road and track racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime, and the 2023 and 2024 UCI Elite Women's World Road Race Champion.[7] She is a multiple world champion on the track, having won six gold medals across four UCI Track Cycling World Championships; she won the madison in 2017 and 2022, the points race in 2021 and 2023, and the elimination race in 2022 and 2023.
Early life
[edit]Kopecky started cycling at the age of nine. Like her brother, she focused on cyclo-cross. She then joined the Topsport School which combines sports practice with studies. But since cyclo-cross is not an Olympic discipline, a necessary condition to be part of the curriculum, she switched to road and track cycling.[8]
Career
[edit]Youth years
[edit]Aged 16, Kopecky became Belgian junior time trial champion in 2012, and second in the road race. In Valkenburg, Netherlands, she finished 11th in the woman junior's time trial during the 2012 UCI Road World Championships. A year later, she finished seventh and ninth in the time trial and road race at the European Championships in Olomouc, Czech Republic and she won silver at the Belgian Junior Women's Time Trial Championship.[9]
In track cycling, Kopecky achieved good results from her youth. She won several Belgian titles as a novice and junior. In 2012, she rode her first international championship. At the 2013 UEC European Junior Championships, Kopecky won the points race and the individual pursuit, and became third in the team pursuit.[10]
2014-2018
[edit]In both 2014 and 2015, she won the golden medal in the national track championships individual pursuit and the silver medal at the national championships for the elite road race.[11]
Kopecky signed for Lotto–Soudal Ladies in November 2015.[12] In May 2016, she won her first professional road race, the Trofee Maarten Wynants.[13] After competing in the time trial and road race at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she won the youth classification of the Lotto Belgium Tour in September.
That year, she also won the national Under-23 road race and time trial championships, which she also managed to do in 2017. Kopecky also grabbed silver in the 2017 national elite road race.
Lotte Kopecky and Jolien D'Hoore managed to win the golden medal in the Madison discipline at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, after they won the European title in 2016.[14]
Kopecky dominated the 2017 national track championships, winning the Omnium, Scratch and Points race.[15]
In 2018, in addition to some places of honor, she won the points classification in the Belgium Tour.[16]
2019–2022
[edit]In February 2019, Kopecky managed to win the inaugural Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas.[17] She became the national elite time trial champion later that year.[18] In 2020, she managed to win both the national elite time trial and road race championship. She finished second in Gent–Wevelgem, after Jolien D'Hoore, and third in the Tour of Flanders.[19] Lotte Kopecky participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing 4th in the individual road race.[20]
Kopecky signed with the prestigious SD Worx team in June 2021, believing that she would be surrounded by stronger cyclists.[21] After winning the final stage, she won the general classification of the Belgium Tour, as well as the points classification.[22] She also won the final stage of the Challenge by La Vuelta, and the points classification. And like the year before, Kopecky managed to win both the national time trial and road race championship.[23]
During the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, she won the golden medal in the Points race, and the silver medal in the Elimination and Omnium disciplines.[24]
In 2022, she won the classics Strade Bianche[25] and Tour of Flanders,[26] and ended as second in Paris–Roubaix Femmes.
Kopecky won the points classification of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas and finished as first in one stage. At the world championships road race in Wollongon, Australia, she seemed to be on her way to her first world title, but due to an unexpected attack by Annemiek Van Vleuten she had to settle for a silver medal.[27]
2022 proved to be a successful year in track cycling, with a world title in the Elimination and Madison (with Shari Bossuyt) and a European title in the Elimination and Points race.[28]
In November 2022, after being a couple for more than three years, Kopecky ended her relationship with Kieran De Fauw.[29] As he was also her coach, she decided to continue without a coach and to coach herself.[30]
2023–present
[edit]Kopecky won the classic 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Nokere Koerse, and after an early escape she won the Tour of Flanders for the second time in a row.[31]
She ranked second in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes and won the first stage and the points classification. On 13 August 2023 Kopecky won the Road Race at the World Championships in Balloch, Great Britain.[32] As the big favorite for the final victory, she was able to arrive solo after a nervous race.[33]
Kopecky became World and European champion Elimination and also won the Points race during the 2023 World Track Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[34] On national level, in the Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx, she became Belgian champion in the Individual pursuit, Points race, Omnium, Elimination and Madison (with Shari Bossuyt).[35] After receiving several national and international cycling awards in late 2023, she was also voted Belgian of the Year.[36]
In February 2024, Kopecky extended her contract with SD Worx-Protime until 2028.[37] By then, she already had won the general and sprints classification of the UAE Tour Women. In March, Kopecky won the classic Strade Bianche for a second time, and succeeded herself in Nokere Koerse.[38] She also managed to win Paris–Roubaix Femmes, after a powerful sprint.[39]
At the Tour of Britain in June 2024, Kopecky won two stages and finished first in the general and points classification.[40] The same month, she won the Belgian road race and time trial championship once more.[41] Kopecky was a big favorite to win the gold medal in the Olympic road race in Paris, but had to settle for a bronze medal. Despite the French doping agency acknowledging that the use of letrozole metabolite was not intentional, her partner Shari Bossuyt was suspended for 2 years. This forced Kopecky to adjust her ambitions for the Madison event at the Olympics and championships to follow.[42]
After winning the general and mountains classifications in the Tour de Romandie, Kopecky won the Time trial at the UEC European Championships. She extended her road race world championship title at the UCI World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.[43] In the final lap she experienced several difficult moments uphill, but she could handle her race tactically and win the sprint finish.[44] At the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Kopecky ended as second in both the Elimination and Points race, finishing her season with nine medals at a major championship.[45]
Personal life
[edit]Kopecky's great-grandfather was Czech.[46] Off the bike, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and is known for her down-to-earth personality. Her brother struggled with depression and committed suicide in 2023. Kopecky and her family went through a difficult period. She later admitted that she would never have started cycling without him.
"To be honest, I didn't even like cycling. But Seppe did it, I looked up to him, and so I just joined. It was only later that I realized how crazy that choice actually was, because there were many sports that I was good at and I could have chosen another one for the same reason." Kopecky mentioned in a 2023 interview.[47]
Career achievements
[edit]Major results
[edit]Road
[edit]Source:[48]
- 2010
- 1st
Time trial, National Novice Championships - 1st Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Novice Championships
- 2011
- 1st Time trial, National Novice Championships
- 1st Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Novice Championships
- 2012
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 3rd
Time trial - 5th Road race
- 3rd
- 2013
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 2nd Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Junior Championships
- 3rd Road race, Flanders Regional Junior Championships
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 7th Time trial
- 9th Road race
- 8th Overall Junior Energiewacht Tour
- 1st
Sprints classification
- 1st
- 2014
- National Championships
- 1st Under-23 road race
- 1st Under-23 time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st 's Gravenwezel
- 3rd Kieldrecht–Prosperpolder
- 10th Diamond Tour
- 2015
- National Championships
- 1st Under-23 road race
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- Antwerp Provincial Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st Herselt Koerse – Zuidkempense Ladies Classic
- 2nd Trofee Maarten Wynants
- 3rd Grote Prijs De Wielkeszuigers
- 5th Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2016
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Trofee Maarten Wynants
- National Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 4th Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 6th Diamond Tour
- 8th Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT
- 9th La Course by Le Tour de France
- 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2017
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd Road race, National Championships
- 2nd Acht van Westerveld
- 5th Omloop van het Hageland
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Overall Belgium Tour
- 9th Trofee Maarten Wynants
- 2018
- 2nd Time trial, National Championships
- 3rd Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Belgian rider classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 4th Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
- 5th Diamond Tour
- 7th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 2019
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st MerXem Classic
- 2nd Overall Belgium Tour
- 3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 3rd Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 3rd Dwars door de Westhoek
- 3rd Diamond Tour
- 4th RideLondon Classique
- 5th Ronde van Drenthe
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Le Samyn
- 2020
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 7 Giro Rosa
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Le Samyn
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 4th Brabantse Pijl
- 7th Road race, UEC European Championships
- 2021
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Le Samyn
- Challenge by La Vuelta
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
- 1st
Sprints classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 4th Road race, Summer Olympics
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 4th Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 4th Dwars door het Hageland
- 7th La Classique Morbihan
- 2022
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Strade Bianche
- Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd
Road race - 9th Time trial
- 2nd
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Overall RideLondon Classique
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 2023
- 1st
Road race, UCI World Championships - National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
- 1st
- 1st Overall Simac Ladies Tour
- 1st Stage 2 & 4
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 2nd Overall Tour de France
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- Held after Stages 1–6
- Held
after Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Strade Bianche
- 2nd Amstel Gold Race
- 3rd Road race, UEC European Championships
- 7th Paris–Roubaix
- 2024
- UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
Road race - 5th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Time trial, UEC European Championships - 1st Overall UCI World Tour
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour of Britain
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st
- 1st Overall UAE Tour
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Overall Simac Ladies Tour
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Strade Bianche
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- Olympic Games
- 3rd
Road race - 6th Time trial
- 3rd
- 4th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 5th Tour of Flanders
General classification results timeline
[edit]| Major Tour results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vuelta Femenina[note 1] | — | — | 18 | 21 | — | — | |||||||||
| Giro d'Italia | 86 | DNF | — | 42 | — | 2 | |||||||||
| Tour de France | Race did not exist | 38 | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| Stage race results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Thüringen Ladies Tour | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |||||||||
| Lotto Belgium Tour | 2 | — | 1 | — | NH | — | |||||||||
| Holland Ladies Tour | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| UAE Tour | Race did not exist | — | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tour of Britain | — | NH | — | — | NH | 1 | |||||||||
| Tour de Romandie | NH | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||
- ^ Known as the Challenge by La Vuelta from 2020 to 2022
Classics results timeline
[edit]| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of Flanders | — | 33 | 5 | — | 32 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not exist | NH | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ronde van Drenthe | — | 23 | 25 | — | 5 | NH | — | 3 | — | — |
| Nokere Koerse | Did not exist | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Classic Brugge–De Panne | Did not exist | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Gent–Wevelgem | 21 | 35 | 16 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 19 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — | 2 | 77 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| GP de Plouay | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |
Major championship results timeline
[edit]| Event | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olympic Games
|
Time trial | Not held | 21 | Not held | — | NH | 6 | |||||
| Road race | 45 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| World Championships
|
Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 |
| Road race | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team relay | Did not exist | — | NH | 7 | — | — | — | |||||
 European Championships
|
Time trial | Did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Road race | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 14 | — | 3 | — | |||
| Team relay | Did not exist | 4 | — | — | NH | — | — | |||||
 National Championships
|
Time trial | — | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Road race | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
Track
[edit]- 2010
- National Novice Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Omnium
- 3rd Scratch
- 1st
- 2011
- National Novice Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 2012
- National Junior Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Keirin
- 2013
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st
Points race - 1st Individual pursuit
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 1st
- National Junior Championships
- 2nd Omnium
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 2014
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 3rd 500m time trial
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Points race
- 1st
- 3 Jours d'Aigle
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- Belgian Xmas Meetings
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 3rd Scratch, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
- 3rd Individual pursuit, International Belgian Open
- 2015
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Omnium
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 3 Jours d'Aigle
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Scratch, UCI World Cup, Cali
- 2016
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Madison (with Jolien D'Hoore)
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Points race
- 1st Omnium
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 1st Omnium, Six Days of Ghent
- Grand Prix of Poland
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 2nd Omnium, UCI World Cup, Glasgow
- Revolution Series, Glasgow
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Points race
- 2017
- 1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Jolien D'Hoore)
- 2016–17 UCI World Cup
- 1st
Overall, Omnium - 1st Omnium, Cali
- 1st
- 2017–18 UCI World Cup
- 1st Points race, Pruszków
- 1st Madison, Pruszków
- 2nd Madison, Manchester
- National Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Points race
- 1st Scratch
- 1st
- Belgian International Track Meeting
- 1st Madison
- 3rd Omnium
- Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent
- 2nd Madison
- 3rd Omnium
- 2018
- International Belgian Track Meeting
- 1st Madison
- 1st Omnium
- UCI World Cup
- 3rd Madison, Berlin
- 3rd Madison, London
- 2019
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Madison, Cambridge
- 2nd Madison, Hong Kong
- 2021
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Elimination
- 2nd Omnium
- 1st
- 2022
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Madison (with Shari Bossuyt)
- 1st Elimination
- 1st
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Elimination
- 1st Points race
- 1st
- 2023
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Elimination
- 1st Points race
- 3rd
Omnium
- 1st
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Elimination
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Points race
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Elimination
- 1st Madison (with Shari Bossuyt)
- 1st
- 2024
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Elimination
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Madison
- 1st
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd Elimination
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd
Cyclo-cross
[edit]- 2020–2021
- 2nd National Championships
Gravel
[edit]- 2024
- 2nd UCI World Championships
Honours and awards
[edit]
- Belgian Promising Talent of the Year: 2017[49]
- Flandrienne of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,[50] 2024[51]
- Crystal Bicycle: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,[52] 2024[53]
- Trophy Patrick Sercu: 2022[54]
- Eddy Merckx Trophy: 2023, 2024[55]
- Belgian Sportswoman of the Year: 2023[56]
- Flemish Sportsjewel: 2023[57]
- HLN/VTM Belgian of the Year: 2023[58]
- Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 2024[59]
- Vélo d'Or: 2024, runner-up: 2022, 2023[60]
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- ^ "Kopecky's victory marks magnificent end to 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships". uci.org. 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Meteen raak! Lotte Kopecky is weer wereldkampioen op de afvalling: "Ik had nog iets in de benen"" [Right on target! Lotte Kopecky is once again world champion in the elimination: "I still had something in my legs"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 6 August 2023.
- ^ "BEKIJK: Lotte Kopecky opent met nationale titels én Belgisch record, ongewone ontknoping bij mannen" [WATCH: Lotte Kopecky opens with national titles and Belgian record, unusual denouement for men]. Sporza (in Dutch). 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Michel Wuyts brengt ode aan Lotte Kopecky, uw Belg van het Jaar: "Haar grootste overwinning? Hoe ze de onzekerheid van zich afschudde en flamboyant werd"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Lotte Kopecky verlengt contract bij SD Worx-Protime tot 2028: "Komende 5 jaar van dat gezaag vanaf"" [Lotte Kopecky extends contract at SD Worx-Protime until 2028: "Next 5 years of that nagging from now on"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Strade Bianche 2024: Lotte Kopecky rips to victory as Elisa Longo Borghini denied, Demi Vollering third". eurosport.com. 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's Paris-Roubaix: Lotte Kopecky wins as GB's Pfeiffer Georgi finishes third". BBC. 6 April 2024.
- ^ "World champion Kopecky wins Tour of Britain". BBC. 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Lotte Kopecky & Arnaud De Lie winnen BK Wielrennen" [Lotte Kopecky & Arnaud De Lie win Belgian Cycling Championship]. zottegem.be (in Dutch). 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Shari Bossuyt krijgt 2 jaar schorsing na positieve dopingtest: "Geen enkele vorm van menselijkheid"" [Shari Bossuyt gets 2-year suspension after positive doping test: 'No humanity whatsoever']. Sporza (in Dutch). 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Kopecky defends road race world title in thrilling sprint finish". BBC (in Dutch). 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Dan toch! Pientere Lotte Kopecky overleeft dipje en volgt zichzelf op als wereldkampioene in Zürich na een bloedstollend W" [Finally! Smart Lotte Kopecky survives a dip and succeeds herself as world champion in Zurich after a thrilling World Championship]. Sporza (in Dutch). 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Start ze eigenlijk ergens níét als favoriete? Lotte Kopecky pakte dit jaar negen (!) medailles op grote kampioenschappen" [Does she actually not start somewhere as a favorite? Lotte Kopecky won nine medals at major championships this year]. gva.be (in Dutch). 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Tsjechische roots en een hondje naar haar vernoemd na het BK tijdrijden: wat u moet en mag weten over Lotte Kopecky". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Kopecky openhartig over zelfmoord broer: 'Ik hoop dat de drugsverkopers zich schuldig voelen'". indeleiderstrui.nl (in Dutch). 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Lotte Kopecky". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Kopecky bekroond als Belofte van het Jaar, Davis Cup-team is Ploeg van het Jaar" [Kopecky awarded as Promise of the Year, Davis Cup team is Team of the Year]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Jasper Philipsen en Lotte Kopecky verkozen tot Flandriens van het Jaar, Van der Poel is internationale laureaat". Sporza (in Dutch). 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Remco Evenepoel schiet opnieuw hoofdvogel af, Lotte Kopecky al voor 5e jaar op rij Flandrien(ne)" [Remco Evenepoel hits the jackpot again, Lotte Kopecky for the 5th year in a row Flandrien(ne)]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Evenepoel en Kopecky hebben er weer Kristallen Fiets bij, Zweetdruppel voor Van Hooydonck". Sporza (in Dutch). 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Evenepoel en Kopecky krijgen ook dit jaar Kristallen Fiets, Vanthourenhout is Manager van het Jaar". Sporza (in Dutch). 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn ook de Flandrien(ne) van het Jaar" [Remco Evenepoel and Lotte Kopecky are also the Flandrien(ne) of the Year]. Sporza (in Dutch). 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Tourwinnaars in de prijzen: Vollering en Vingegaard winnen Vélo d'Or, troostprijs voor Lotte Kopecky". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Wielrennen boven op het Sportgala: Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Alweer een trofee erbij: Lotte Kopecky wint ook het Vlaams Sportjuweel" (in Dutch). 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Lotte Kopecky is uw Belg van het jaar 2023. "Geluk en ongeluk liggen dicht bij elkaar, heb ik geleerd"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Wereldkampioene Lotte Kopecky krijgt de Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste 2024" (in Dutch). 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Derde keer, goede keer: Lotte Kopecky heeft prestigieuze Vélo d'Or te pakken". Sporza (in Dutch). 6 December 2024.
External links
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- Lotte Kopecky at UCI
- Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lotte Kopecky at ProCyclingStats
- Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Quotient
- Lotte Kopecky at CycleBase
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Belgian female cyclists
- People from Rumst
- Belgian people of Czech descent
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for Belgium
- Olympic bronze medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium
- Cyclists from Antwerp Province
- UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women)
- Belgian track cyclists
- 21st-century Belgian sportswomen
- UCI Road World Champions (women)