Schlagwort-Archive: Lotte Kopecky

Paris-Roubaix Femmes – 148,5 Km

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1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 03:47:13
2 BALSAMO Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:00
3 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
4 VOS Marianne NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:00
5 KRAAK Amber NED FDJ-SUEZ 00:00
6 VAN DIJK Ellen NED Lidl-Trek 00:06
7 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:28
8 BERTEAU Victoire FRA Cofidis Women Team 00:28
9 LE NET Marie FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:28
10 LE COURT Kim MRI AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:28
11 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:28
12 VERHULST-WILD Gladys FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:28
13 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 00:28
14 VON BERSWORDT Sophie NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:28
15 KUIJPERS Evy NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:28
16 BACKSTEDT Zoe GBR CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:28
17 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 01:05
18 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 01:05
19 NOOIJEN Lieke NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:05
20 TRUYEN Marthe BEL Fenix-Deceuninck 01:05

Kopecky, a rainbow icon on the cobbles

All eyes were on Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) this Saturday, with the rainbow jersey on her shoulders and a status of hot favourite for the 4th edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift… And the Belgian icon delivered a stunning victory in the André-Pétrieux velodrome after an impressive performance all day long. She was the most active rider on the cobbles to make the selection. Eventually, as a group of six favourites entered the velodrome, SD Worx-Protime’s leader, a world champion on the road and on the track as well, made the most of her power to get the better of Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Pfeiffer Georgi (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), with Marianne Vos (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) finishing 4th. Kopecky is the first Belgian winner of Paris-Roubaix since Philippe Gilbert in the men’s edition, in 2019. She’s also the first reigning world champion to claim the winner’s cobble since Peter Sagan in 2018.

The start from Denain, with two loops to open up the race, is marked by strong winds. Already wary of the breakaway after Alison Jackson’s triumph in 2023, the peloton also fear potential echelons.
The tension is high, leading to several crashes including Jackson’s, and the early attackers are kept under control. Victoire Joncheray (Komugi-Grand Est) sets off at km 15 and opens a gap of 1’50’’ after 25km, but the peloton get back to her some 30 kilometres before the first cobble sector, from Hornaing to Wandignies (km 66).

Kopecky unleashed
The tension and the speeds increase as the peloton get closer to the cobblestones. Marianne Vos’ Visma | Lease a Bike, Emma Norsgaard Bjerg’s Movistar and Pfeiffer Georgi’s DSM Firmenich-PostNL are among the teams involved in driving the peloton. Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) quickly shows her rainbow jersey at the very front. Lidl-Trek also show their collective strength and participate in the early selection.

Kopecky pushes the pace on sector 15, from Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières (2.4km, 4*), to make a first selection with 70km to go. The world champion does everything, even fixing her handlebar with an Allen key provided by her team car.
And she goes on to the attack again on sector 12, in Auchy-lez-Orchies (2.7km, 4*). This time, only three riders can follow her, 53km away from the finish: Marianne Vos, Peiffer Georgi and Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Deceuninck).

FDJ-Suez on the move
Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) makes sure they’re caught on the iconic cobbles of Mons-en-Pévèle (3km, 5*). Kopecky tries again with 45km to go, unsuccessfully. DSM Firmenich-PostNL, Visma | Lease a Bike and Lidl-Trek take turns at the front of a 30-woman peloton.
Jade Wiel (FDJ-Suez) goes solo with 33.5km to go, just like Elisa Longo Borghini when she won Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift. The Frenchwoman opens a gap of 30’’ but she’s eventually caught on the cobbles of Bourghelles to Wannehain (1.1km, 3*). Her teammate Amber Kraak immediately counter-attacks and Van Dijk joins her.

A thriller until the end
Kopecky accelerates again in Camphin-en-Pévèle (Km 128.6 – Sector 5, 1.8km, 4*) and a group of six riders emerge on the Carrefour de l’Arbre with the Belgian world champion, Van Dijk, Kraak, Georgi, Vos and Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek). Vos and Kopecky attack again and again but they can’t get rid of each other.

As a 10-woman chase group featuring Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) gets closer in the finale, Van Dijk sacrifices herself to drive the lead group into the velodrome with a gap of 20’’. Balsamo and Vos open up the sprint but they can’t resist Kopecky’s mighty sprint to claim her spot in the legend of the Hell of the North.

Danilith Nokere Koerse 2024

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Männer 188km:

1 MERLIER Tim BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 04:21:59
2 JAKOBSEN Fablo NED TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL 00:00
3 PHILIPSEN Jasper BEL ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00
4 ACKERMANN Pascal GER ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:00
5 CONSONNI Simone ITA LIDL – TREK 00:00
6 VAN ASBROECK Tom BEL ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:00
7 ZIJLAARD Malkel NED TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:00
8 MENTEN Milan BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:00
9 HOFSTETTER Hugo FRA ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:04
10 BITTNER Pavel CZE TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL 00:04
11 BARONCINI Filippo ITA UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:07
12 ALLEGAERT Piet BEL COFIDIS 00:07
13 ASKEY Lewis GBR GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:10
14 CHRISTEN Fabio SUI Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:10
15 JOHANNINK Jelle NED TDT-UNIBET 00:14
16 KÜNG Stefan SUI GROUPAMA-FDJ 00:16
17 DE GENDT Aime BEL COFIDIS 00:16
18 VAN DE WYNKELE Lorenz BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:19
19 ZABEL Rick GER ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH 00:22
20 SEGAERT Alec BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:22

Frauen 127km:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 03:15:55
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:17
3 WILLIAMS Lily USA Human Powered Health 00:18
4 VAN ROOIJEN Sofie NED VolkerWessels Pro Cycling Team 00:18
5 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 00:22
6 MACKAIJ Floortje NED Movistar Team 00:37
7 NORSGAARD Emma DEN Movistar Team 00:37
8 BASTIAENSSEN Fauve BEL Lotto Dstny Ladies 01:13
9 TRUYEN Marthe BEL Fenix-Deceuninck 01:13
10 SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin AUT Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:13
11 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Liv AlUla Jayco 01:13
12 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:13
13 CORDON-RAGOT Audrey FRA Human Powered Health 01:13
14 VANHOVE Marith BEL VolkerWessels Pro Cycling Team 01:13
15 FIDANZA Arianna ITA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:13
16 MARKUS Femke NED Team SD Worx-Protime 01:13
17 PLUIMERS Ilse NED AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:13
18 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 01:13
19 BUJAK Eugenia SLO UAE Team ADQ 01:13
20 GONZALEZ Alicia ESP Lifeplus Wahoo 01:13

Strade Bianche 2024

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ELITE Männer – 215 Km

1 POGACAR Tadej SLO UAE Team Emirates 05:19:45
2 SKUJINS Toms LAT Lidl-Trek 02:44
3 VAN GILS Maxim BEL Lotto Dstny 02:47
4 PIDCOCK Tom BEL INEOS Grenadiers 03:50
5 MOHORIC Matej SLO Bahrain Victorious 04:26
6 COSNEFROY Benoît FRA Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 04:39
7 FORMOLO Davide ITA Movistar Team 04:41
8 MARTINEZ Lenny FRA Groupama-FDJ 04:48
9 ZANA Filippo ITA Team Jayco-AlUla 04:49
10 LAPORTE Christophe FRA Team Visma | Lease a Bike 05:17
11 VAN EETVELT Lennert BEL Lotto Dstny 05:20
12 HEALY Ben IRL EF Education-EasyPost 05:23
13 WELLENS Tim BEL UAE Team Emirates 06:04
14 BUSATTO Francesco ITA Intermarché-Wanty 06:26
15 MADOUAS Valentin FRA Groupama-FDJ 06:35
16 NEILANDS Krists LAT Israel-Premier Tech 06:43
17 BARDET Romain FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 07:28
18 SHEFFIELD Magnus USA INEOS Grenadiers 07:40
19 VALTER Attila HUN Team Visma | Lease a Bike 07:45
20 KÄMNA Lennard GER BORA-hansgrohe 08:40

Frauen – 137km

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 03:55:43
2 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:04
3 VOLLERING Demi BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:26
4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:26
5 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 00:40
6 FAULKNER Kristen USA EF Education-Cannondale 00:41
7 MARKUS Riejanne NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:01
8 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:54
9 VOS Marianne NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:54
10 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 01:54
11 KASTELIJN Yara NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:58
12 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 02:01
13 PIETERSE Puck NED Fenix-Deceuninck 02:03
14 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 02:03
15 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 02:08
16 ANDERSSON Caroline SWE Liv AlUla Jayco 02:09
17 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG Insurance-Soudal Team 02:17
18 KRAAK Amber NED FDJ-SUEZ 02:28
19 CURINIER Léa FRA FDJ-SUEZ 03:41
20 SPRATT Amanda AUS Lidl-Trek 03:52

215km, 71km davon auf den berüchtigten weißen Straßen, aufgeteilt in 15 Sektoren; die härteste, jemals ausgetragene Auflage des Rennens.

Auch wenn die Ur-Austragung erst im Jahr 2007 stattfand, hat sich die Strade Bianche schnell zu einem der ganz großen Klassiker im Kalender des Profi-Radsports entwickelt.

Vom Schlamm überzogene Gesichter, ein Peloton als rasende Staubwolke, Stürze, Defekte und der knallharte Schlussanstieg durch Sienas Gassen zum Grande Finale auf der Piazza del Campo – Strade Bianche ist einfach Drama!
Ein Sturz mit gleich fünf BORA – hansgrohe Fahrern am Boden zerriß nicht nur die starke Mannschaft, auch die großen Ambitionen für das Rennen zerschellten in wenigen Sekunden auf dem groben Schotter.

Aber: Lennard Kämna war unser letzter Mann in der Verfolgergruppe hinter Tadej Pogačar, bewies Kampfgeist und überquerte die Ziellinie auf der Piazza del Campo auf Rang 20.

Unser Sportlicher Leiter Enrico Gasparotto nach dem Rennen:

„Definitiv nicht unser Tag! Wir hatten einen guten Plan und die Jungs waren voll motiviert. Leider hat der Sturz mit Dani Martínez, Sergio Higuita, Jonas Koch, Giovanni Aleotti und Patrick Gamper gleich fünf unserer Fahrer weit zurück geworfen. In so einem Rennen ist es fast unmöglich, noch irgendwie zurück zu kommen, wenn man im falschen Moment am Boden liegt. Lennard Kämna war unser „last man standing“ und kämpfte sich noch in die Top 20.“

UAE Tour – 4. Etappe:

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Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum – Abu Dhabi Breakwater – 105Km

1 KRAAK Amber NED FDJ-SUEZ 02:27:33
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
3 PIKULIK Daria POL Human Powered Health 00:00
4 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:00
5 FORTIN Valentine FRA Cofidis Women Team 00:00
6 BARBIERI Rachele ITA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
7 AHTOSALO Anniina FIN Uno-X Mobility 00:00
8 SKALNIAK-SÓJKA Agnieszka POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
9 COPPONI Clara FRA Lidl-Trek 00:00
10 TOMASI Laura ITA Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi 00:00
11 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 00:00
12 FOURNIER Roxane FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 00:00
13 SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin AUT Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:00
14 JASKULSKA Marta POL Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:00
15 PERKINS Flora GBR Fenix-Deceuninck 00:00

Endstand:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 11:16:51
2 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:13
3 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:44
4 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 00:59
5 BUNEL Marion FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 01:16
6 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:20
7 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa BEL Lidl-Trek 01:25
8 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:45
9 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 01:45
10 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:48
11 MIERMONT Dilyxine FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 01:51
12 LUDWIG Hannah GER Cofidis Women Team 02:02
13 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 02:39
14 STORRIE Becky GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:51
15 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:52

UAE Tour – Frauen 3. Etappe:

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Al Ain Police Museum – Jebel Hafeet – 128Km

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 03:22:15
2 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:03
3 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:32
4 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 00:43
5 BUNEL Marion FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 01:00
6 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:04
7 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa BEL Lidl-Trek 01:09
8 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:29
9 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 01:29
10 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:32
11 STORRIE Becky GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:35
12 MIERMONT Dilyxine FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 01:35
13 LUDWIG Hannah GER Cofidis Women Team 01:46
14 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 02:24
15 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:36

Gesamt:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 08:49:18
2 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:13
3 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:44
4 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 00:59
5 BUNEL Marion FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 01:16
6 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:20
7 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa BEL Lidl-Trek 01:25
8 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:45
9 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 01:45
10 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:48
11 MIERMONT Dilyxine FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 01:51
12 STORRIE Becky GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:51
13 LUDWIG Hannah GER Cofidis Women Team 02:02
14 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 02:39
15 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:52

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – 4. und 5. Etappe:

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4. Etappe: Cahors – Rodez – 177Km

1 KASTELIJN Yara NED FENIX-DECEUNINCK 04:38:39
2 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 01:11
3 KOSTER Anouska NED UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 01:12
4 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 01:13
5 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 01:13
6 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:13
7 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 01:13
8 LE MOUEL Celia FRA ST MICHEL – MAVIC – AUBER93 01:13
9 HAMMES Kathrin GER EF EDUCATION – TIBCO – SVB 01:23
10 ARZUFFI Alice ITA CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM 01:23
11 DE JONG Thalita NED LIV RACING TEQFIND 01:23
12 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 01:23
13 MAJERUS Christine LUX TEAM SD WORX 01:23
14 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 01:27
15 BRAND Lucinda NED LIDL – TREK 01:31

Kastelijn takes glory for the attackers
Tour de France Femmes 2023 | Stage 4 | CAHORS > RODEZ

On the day after Julie Van de Velde’s heartbreak in Montignac-Lascaux, attackers ruled the longest stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023. An impressive breakaway surged at the front early in the day, built a gap of more than 10 minutes and eventually battled not only for the stage win but also the Maillot Jaune. Yara Kastelijn, a teammate of Van de Velde in the ranks of Fenix-Deceuninck, tamed the final ascents of the day to power her first professional victory on the road (she’s also a cyclo-cross European champion). After an explosive finale, Demi Vollering (SD Worx) surged to the 2nd position, ahead of another early attacker, Anouska Koster (Uno X). It took an impressive effort from Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) to retain the overall lead, 43’’ ahead of Vollering, while Kastelijn moves up the rankings (7th, +1’).

5. Etappe: Onet-le-Château – Albi – 136Km

1 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM RACING 03:07:20
2 REUSSER Marlen SUI TEAM SD WORX 00:22
3 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:22
4 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 00:32
5 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:32
6 MARKUS Riejanne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:32
7 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 00:32
8 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 00:32
9 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 00:32
10 DEMAY Coralie FRA ST MICHEL – MAVIC – AUBER93 00:32
11 KOPPENBURG Clara GER COFIDIS WOMEN TEAM 00:32
12 DE WILDE Julie BEL FENIX-DECEUNINCK 00:32
13 DRONOVA Tamara RUS ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND 00:32
14 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:32
15 ADEGEEST Loes NED FDJ-SUEZ 00:32

Gesamt:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 18:55:17
2 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 00:49
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 00:51
4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:51
5 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:51
6 KASTELIJN Yara NED FENIX-DECEUNINCK 01:00
7 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 01:03
8 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 01:25
9 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:38
10 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 01:48
11 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 01:49
12 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 01:52
13 GARCIA Mavi ESP LIV RACING TEQFIND 01:57
14 SPRATT Amanda AUS LIDL – TREK 01:59
15 EWERS Veronica USA EF EDUCATION – TIBCO – SVB 02:17

Bauernfeind, the rise of a star
Tour de France Femmes 2023 | Stage 5 | ONET-LE-CHÂTEAU > ALBI

At 23 years old, Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon//Sram) delivered a stunning performance to take the solo victory in Albi on day 5 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. After a furious battle over the first climbs of the day, the young German champ attacked with 36 kilometres to go. And nobody was able to come back to her as she soloed her way to the greatest victory of her young career. Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) and Liane Lippert (Movistar) round out the stage top 3 after they escaped the peloton in the final kilometres. And Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) was the fastest from the bunch as she retained the Maillot Jaune on a day also marked by the withdrawal of her teammate Lorena Wiebes. Stage 6 will offer a new battle between sprinters and attackers ahead of the final fireworks for the overall standings this week-end.

A 140-woman peloton sets off from Onet-le-Château without Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx), winner of three stages of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, whose team reports she suffers stomach issues. Mie Bjorndal Ottestad (Uno X) and Jenny Rissveds (Coop-Hitec Products) are non-starters as well. And the relentless pace from the start quickly leads to three abandons of riders weakened by several physical issues: Kaja Rysz (Lifeplus Wahoo), Gabrielle Pilote Fortin (Cofidis) and Évita Muzic (FDJ-Suez), who finished 8th in last year’s edition.

An all out battle all day long
Eleven riders try to get away: Paula Patiño (Movistar), Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx), Amber Kraak (Jumbo-Visma), Olivia Baril (UAE Team ADQ), Loes Adegeest (FDJ-Suez), Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), Claire Steels (Israel Premier Tech Roland), Hannah Ludwig (Uno X), Clara Koppenburg (Cofidis), Ella Wyllie (Lifeplus Wahoo) and Clara Emond (Arkea).
But the peloton is not willing to let them go and a huge battle ensues over a rolling terrain, much more demanding than the speeds suggest. The attackers cover 42.4 kilometres in the first hour but their lead never gets higher than 50’’. They’re eventually caught on the slopes up the first categorised climb, the cat-3 Côte de Najac (summit at km 74.9). Some 40 riders remain at the front due to the relentless pace.

Baunerfeind’s solo
Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) chases the QOM points in Najac and on the next climb as well, the cat-3 Côte de Laguépie (km 85.2). Then Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon//Sram) attacks at km 90. Claire Steels (Israel Premier Tech Roland) tries to follow and comes 2nd at the Bonus point, with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step) sprinting to the 3rd position.
Bauernfeind pushes her advantage, up to 1’30’’ as she summits the cat-4 Côte de Monestiés just inside the last 25km. She then tries to resist the bunch. Her lead is down to 38’’ with 10 km to go… But she maintains a gap of 37’’ with 5km to go.
Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) and Liane Lippert (Movistar) get away from the bunch in the finale but it’s too late to get back to Bauernfeind, who maintains a gap of 22’’ on the line. Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) dominates the sprint in the bunch and retains the Maillot Jaune.

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – 3. Etappe:

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Collonges-la-Rouge – Montignac-Lascaux – 147 Km

1 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM SD WORX 03:49:47
2 VOS Marianne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:00
3 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 00:00
4 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:00
5 BALSAMO Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 00:00
6 MANLY Alexandra AUS TEAM JAYCO ALULA 00:00
7 KOOL Charlotte NED TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 00:00
8 ANDERSEN Susanne NOR UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:00
9 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:02
10 DE WILDE Julie BEL FENIX-DECEUNINCK 00:02

Gesamt:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 11:07:19
2 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:55
3 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 01:05
4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:05
5 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 01:05
6 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 01:05
7 DRONOVA Tamara RUS ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND 01:05
8 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 01:05
9 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 01:05
10 SPRATT Amanda AUS LIDL – TREK 01:09
11 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:09
12 REUSSER Marlen SUI TEAM SD WORX 01:09
13 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 01:09
14 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 01:09
15 GARCIA Mavi ESP LIV RACING TEQFIND 01:13

Wiebes wins a thriller

Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) showed her speed to dominate the sprint at the end of stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift… But victory almost escaped the Dutch sprinter in the streets of Montignac-Lascaux as Julie Van de Velde (Fenix-Deceuninck) was caught with only 200 metres to go. On the line, Wiebes got the best of Marianne Vos (Jumbo Visma), with Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) rounding out the stage podium. Wiebes is the first rider to make it three stage wins in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (Vos and Van Vleuten have 2), and the first to win both in 2022 and in 2023. Most combative rider of the day, Van de Velde will wear the polka-dot jersey as the new Queen of the mountains on stage 4, the longest of this edition with 177.1 km to go from Cahors to Rodez.

The uphill start inspires early attackers but Kathrin Hammes (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) is the only one who manages to get away, after 4 kilometres of battles. The German rider opens a gap of up to 2’10’’. Meanwhile, the different attempts to counter-attack are neutralised by the bunch. And two riders, weakened by physical issues, are forced to abandon: Marte Berg Edseth (Uno-X) and Lucie Jounier (Coop-Hitec Products).
Hammes takes the most QOM points atop the ascents of Côte du Peyroux (cat. 3), Côte de Pératel (cat. 4) and Côte de l’Escurotte (cat. 4). She racks up 7 points, but Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) also takes one point to defend her polka-dot jersey, with a tally up to 8 points.

Van de Velde is the new queen of the mountains

The peloton accelerates and Hammes is caught with 83km to go. A flurry of attacks ensue, with Jumbo Visma’s Anna Henderson and Amber Kraak, Lidl Trek’s Lizzie Deignan and Lauretta Hanson, Canyon//Sram’s Agnieszka Skalniak Sojka and Fenix-Deceuninck’s Julie Van de Velde among the most active riders. But Lotte Kopecky reacts in person to control the moves and SD Worx eventually restore order.
Onto the penultimate ascent of the day, Van de Velde attacks again. This time, she opens a gap of 45’’ atop the cat-4 Côte des Andrieux (km 89.4), and still leads by 25’’ atop the cat-4 Côte de Saint-Robert (km 92.2). With a total of 9 QOM points, she all but secures the polka-dot jersey at the end of the stage.

Van de Velde almost resists Wiebes

Counter-attacks fail while Van de Velde keeps pushing – her gap is up to 2’30’’ into the last 30km of the stage. But Canyon//Sram try to spilt the bunch through the wind, and DSM-Firmenich up the ante as well with Lidl-Trek. The attacker’s lead is down to 1’05’’ with 20km to go. And 25’’ as the riders enter the last 10km… But Van de Velde pushes her lead back up to 35’’ under the 5km-to-go arch.
The Belgian attacker was only caught with 200 metres to go. Sprinters flew past her, with Lotte Kopecky launching Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) to victory, ahead of Marianne Vos. Kopecky rounded out the podium herself, cementing her status as the leader of the race.

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – 2. Etappe:

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Clermont-Ferrand – Mauriac – 152 Km


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1 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 04:13:43
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 00:00
3 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:00
4 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 00:00
5 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT FENIX-DECEUNINCK 00:00
6 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 00:00
7 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 00:00
8 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00
9 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:00
10 DRONOVA Tamara RUS ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND 00:00
11 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 00:00
12 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 00:04
13 REUSSER Marlen SUI TEAM SD WORX 00:04
14 SPRATT Amanda AUS LIDL – TREK 00:04
15 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:04

Gesamt:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 07:17:36
2 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:49
3 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 00:59
4 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 00:59
5 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 00:59
6 DRONOVA Tamara RUS ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND 00:59
7 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 00:59
8 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:59
9 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:59
10 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 01:03

Lippert gets the best of Kopecky
Tour de France Femmes 2023 | Stage 2 | CLERMONT-FERRAND > MAURIAC

Rising through the ranks as one of the best puncheurs in the world, Liane Lippert (Movistar) showed the extent of her talent to power to the stage win on day 2 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. After an explosive finale, the German national champion edged Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) on the uphill sprint to Mauriac, with Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) rounding out the podium of the stage. Kopecky retains the Maillot Jaune after her dominant performance in the opening stage. More hills await the riders on day 3 but the fast women believe the road to Montignac-Lascaux gives them a proper opportunity to try and control the race.

The temperature quickly rises with an uphill start that inspires attackers as soon as they leave Clermont-Ferrand. After several attempts, Georgia Williams (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Hannah Ludwig (Uno-X) manage to get away from the bunch at km 9. Meanwhile, many riders are dropped, including the likes of Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) and Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma). The pace is too much for Amandine Fouquenet (Arkéa), who started despite a stomach problem and is forced to abandon. Lara Viecelli (Israel Premier Tech Roland) was a non-starter due to a similar problem according to her team.

Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) sets off in pursuit but she’s reeled in at km 20. The situation settles, allowing the attackers to build a gap of one minute while the stragglers return to the bunch. Williams goes first atop the first two climbs of the day, the cat-4 ascents of Côte du Mont-Dore (km 42.6) and Côte de la Stèle (km 51). The following downhill allows the two leaders to increase their lead up to 1’35’’.

The race explodes
The peloton accelerates on the valley leading to the main climb of the day, the cat-2 Côte des Plaines (summit at km 105.1). Williams and Ludwig shake hands as the peloton get back to them after 88km together at the front. And more attackers light fireworks on the 4.5km climb (average gradient: 5.5%), quickly followed by the cat-4 ascent of Côte des Boissières (1.2km at 7.2%, summit at km 108.4).
Julie Van de Velde leads the way to the first summit, ahead of her Fenix-Deceuninck teammate Yara Kastelijn. The bunch explodes due to the pace and to a crash involving Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek). They both quickly get back on their bike while Kastelijn goes solo on the climb up Côte des Boissières.

And in the end, a German wins
Eva van Agt (Jumbo Visma) and Anouska Koster (Uno X) join Kastelijn at the front to enter the final lap (36.7km) with a lead of 40’’ to the bunch. Kastelijn also dominates the cat-4 Côte de Merlhac (km 128.6). She leads the QOM standings with a total of 7 points.
The three attackers enter the last 20 kilometres with a gap of 45’’. Kastelijn is dropped by her two breakaway rivals as she misses a turn with 10km to go. And Van Agt crashes with 6km to go. Koster and Kastelijn are eventually reeled in with 4km to go.

The likes of Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//Sram), Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich), Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) all try to get away on the final slopes of the stage but it comes down to an uphill sprint in Mauriac. Demi Vollering (SD Worx) leads out Lotte Kopecky but Liane Lippert (Movistar) goes past the Belgian icon right before the line.

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – 1. Etappe:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Strassenrennen, Tour de France, , , ,

Clermont-Ferrand – Clermont-Ferrand – 124 Km

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 03:04:09
2 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM SD WORX 00:41
3 KOOL Charlotte NED TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 00:41
4 VOS Marianne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:41
5 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 00:43
6 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 00:43
7 DRONOVA Tamara RUS ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND 00:43
8 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 00:43
9 GARCIA Mavi ESP LIV RACING TEQFIND 00:43
10 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA LIDL – TREK 00:43
11 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:43
12 EWERS Veronica USA EF EDUCATION – TIBCO – SVB 00:43
13 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:43
14 MAGNALDI Erica ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:43
15 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:43

Irrepressible Kopecky, irresistible SD Worx
Tour de France Femmes 2023 | Stage 1 | CLERMONT-FERRAND > CLERMONT-FERRAND

Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) wrote another beautiful chapter of her already stellar career as she powered to the Maillot Jaune on the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023. The Belgian icon, wearing her national champion jersey, dropped everyone with a strong attack on the final climb of the day, into the last 10 kilometres to go to Clermont-Ferrand. She pushed all the way to the line to take a spectacular solo victory with a gap of 41’’ to her first chasers, with her teammate Lorena Wiebes and DSM-Firmenich’s Charlotte Kool completing the stage top 3. Kopecky takes her 11th win this season. And her first on the roads of the Tour.

The 154-woman peloton sets off from Clermont-Ferrand at 12:15 to take on a 123.8km loop set to crown the first Maillot Jaune of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023. Martina Alzini (Cofidis) is the first attacker of the race, at km 11. But the peloton doesn’t let her go.

Unsuccessful attacks
Marie Morgane Le Deunff (Arkéa) is the first attacker to open a gap, at km 18, only to be caught 6 km further. It’s then time for Typhaine Laurance (Lifeplus Wahoo) to lead the way from km 26 to 45, while Amandine Fouquenet (Arkéa) tries but fails to join her at the front. In the meantime, Mireia Benito (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step) suffers a crash at km 27 and is forced to abandon.
The bunch rides together until tireless attacker Marta Lach (Ceratizit-WNT) sets off with 46 km to go. The former Polish national champion opens a gap of 50’’ but the bunch react and catch her ahead of the intermediate sprint in Saint-Hippolyte (26.7km to go).
Former world champion Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek) goes first through the intermediate sprint. Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Decuninck) tries to keep the momentum going after the line but everyone follows her.

Kopecky’s power
The rolling terrain and the pace are too much for many riders, including Elisa Balsamo. Her Lidl-Trek teammates try to control the finale alongside SD Worx, who up the ante with Marlen Reusser on the main climb of the day, Côte de Durtol (cat. 3), to be summited with 9.3km to go.
Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) accelerates inside the last 5 kilometres. And nobody can follow her strong attack. She goes first at the summit and keeps pushing all the way to the line, building a gap of 41’’ at the finish. Lorena Wiebes dominates the sprint from the bunch to complete another 1-2 for SD Worx and confirm their dominance at the highest level of cycling.

Internationale LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour – 6. Etappe

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Strassenrennen, , ,

Mühlhausen – Mühlhausen – 126 Km

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx 03:19:20
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx 00:32
3 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:32
4 EDWARDS Sophie AUS ARA | Skip Capital 00:32
5 LACH Marta POL Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:32
6 GOOSSENS Marthe BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step Team 00:32
7 VANPACHTENBEKE Margot BEL Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:32
8 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:32
9 TONETTI Cristina ITA Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 00:32
10 SCHOENS Quinty NED Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:32
11 KASPER Romy GER AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step Team 00:32
12 DE WILDE Julie BEL Fenix-Deceuninck 00:32
13 ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:32
14 MARR Sophie AUS ARA | Skip Capital 00:32
15 COLJE Maaike NED Arkéa Pro Cycling Team 00:32
16 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 00:32
17 BREDEWOLD Mischa NED Team SD Worx 00:32
18 VAN ALPHEN Aniek NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:32
19 ARZUFFI Alice Maria ITA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:32
20 BORGSTRÖM Julia SWE AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step Team 00:32

Endstand:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx 17:01:32
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx 00:38
3 BREDEWOLD Mischa NED Team SD Worx 00:44
4 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:59
5 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 01:06
6 LACH Marta POL Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:20
7 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:31
8 ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:33
9 VAN ALPHEN Aniek NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:33
10 KASPER Romy GER AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step Team 01:34
11 BORGSTRÖM Julia SWE AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step Team 01:39
12 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:42
13 ARMITAGE Megan IRL Arkéa Pro Cycling Team 01:50
14 GERRITSE Femke NED Parkhotel Valkenburg 01:52
15 EMOND Clara CAN Arkéa Pro Cycling Team 01:52

Internationale LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour – 1. Etappe: Schleiz – Schleiz – ITT – 9,1 Km

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Zeitfahren, , ,

1 Team SD Worx 13:08
KOPECKY Lotte
BREDEWOLD Mischa
WIEBES Lorena
GUARISCHI Barbara
UNEKEN Lonneke
2 Team Jayco AlUla 00:07
BAKER Georgia
PATE Amber
ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby
CAMPBELL Teniel
HOWE Georgie
POLITES Alyssa
3 Canyon//SRAM Racing 00:18
BAUERNFEIND Ricarda
BRADBURY Neve
NIEDERMAIER Antonia
CZAPLA Justyna
INGABIRE Diane
4 Fenix-Deceuninck 00:20
SÜßEMILCH Laura
ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen
SCHWEINBERGER Christina
VAN ALPHEN Aniek
DE WILDE Julie
CANT Sanne
5 AG Insurance – Soudal Quick-Step 00:26
WOLLASTON Ally
KASPER Romy
GOOSSENS Marthe
PLUIMERS Ilse
BORGSTRÖM Julia

Gesamt:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx 00:13:08
2 BREDEWOLD Mischa NED Team SD Worx 00:00
3 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx 00:00
4 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:07
5 BAKER Georgia AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:07
6 PATE Amber AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 00:07
7 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:18
8 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:18
9 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:18
10 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 00:20
11 SÜSSEMILC Laura GER Fenix-Deceuninck 00:20
12 VAN ALPHEN Aniek NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:20
13 ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:20
14 KASPER Romy GER AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step 00:26
15 WOLLASTON Ally NZL AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step 00:26