She had previously won the elimination race and points race in the Chris Hoy Velodrome at these championships.Īfterwards an emotional Kopecky said, "It has already been an amazing year and also a very hard year. Kopecky crossed the line in just over four hours and ended her country's 50-year wait for a women's road race world champion with Nicole Van Den Broeck Belgium's last winner in 1973. The 27-year-old finally showed her hand on the final lap of the 154.1km course which ended with six laps of a 14.3km circuit in Glasgow.Īfter a number of attacks from rivals, the pre-race favourite was in a lead group of six before launching her decisive attack less than 7km from home. After two golds on the track, Belgian ace Lotte Kopecky brought the curtain down on the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland with road race victory on Sunday (13 August).
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