
Outgoing world champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) returns to racing at this week's Tour Féminin de l'Ardèche, pinning on a number on the road for the first time since a challenging Tour de France Femmes.
The Tour de l'Ardèche was set to be a pre-World Championships tune-up for the Belgian, but she has since decided not to go to Rwanda to defend her rainbow jersey, but will still be in action in France, with the first stage on Tuesday.