So far this season Lotte Kopecky has taken on three one-day races, with two wins and a runner-up spot to show for it so even though she may be a late replacement with 'no expectations' as she makes her Trofeo Alfredo Binda debut, that's hardly likely to make her rivals view the world champion as any less of a threat on Sunday.
It is a race her SD Worx-Protime squad haven't won since 2016, when Lizzie Deignan took victory for a second year running while wearing the colours of Boels Dolmans – a former incarnation of the team. But now Deignan will be lining up as just one of the many cards for Lidl-Trek, who have won the last three editions of the race. The most successful rider for SD Worx-Protime in recent years has been Chantal van den Broek-Blaak, who came second in 2018 and then fourth in 2022, but this year has had to bow out late after a crash at Nokere-Koerse.
