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Simone Giuliani

‘I have nothing to lose’ – Three tough stages ahead for ‘realistic’ Lotte Kopecky at Giro d’Italia Women

IMOLA ITALY JULY 10 Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD Worx Protime Red Sprint Jersey prior to the 35th Giro dItalia Women 2024 Stage 4 a 134km stage from Imola to Urbino UCIWWT on July 10 2024 in Imola Italy Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images.

SD Worx-Protime team leader and world champion Lotte Kopecky couldn’t have been clearer coming into the Giro d’Italia Women that stage wins, not the general classification were the aim for the world champion but now, after stage 5, she is sitting just three seconds back from the coveted maglia rosa.

Kopecky has Italian favourite Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) just ahead of her and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-SUEZ) hovering 35 seconds behind, while last year's runner-up Juliette Labous (dsm-firmenich-Post NL) is 46 seconds in back from the Belgian. 

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