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'A truly dramatic year' - Lotte Kopecky reflects after a sub-par 2025 season where the Tour of Flanders was the only highlight

VANNES, FRANCE - JULY 25: Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD Worx - Protime during the Top Riders Press Conference prior to the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025 / #UCIWWT / on July 25, 2025 in Vannes, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).

Lotte Kopecky has shed light on her injury-blighted season, and her inability to achieve the levels she had been used to. In a long form interview with Belgian outlet Het Nieuwsblad, she tells how she was reduced to tears when her Tour de France GC bid went out of the window.

Since joining SD Worx-Protime in 2022, Kopecky has been a prolific winner, without doubt among the top two or three riders in the women’s peloton. But her 2025 season never took off, her winter training ruined by a persistent knee injury, while back issues spoiled her summer campaign. In the interview, the 30-year-old double World Champion reflects on how her Tour of Flanders win was the main highlight.

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