Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) may be a rider that rarely enters a race without finding her place right near, if not at, the top of the favourites list but there was an unexpected moment on Wednesday at Dwars door Vlaanderen where it looked like the rainbow jersey clad rider may have been letting her chances slip away early.
All was going well for the World Champion up until the Eikenberg. She had been pivotal in a splitting of the field and was among the key group of riders as the pressure was poured on inside 40km to go.
