Lotte Kopecky, sensational triple gold at the Glasgow World Cup

the cyclist Lotte KopeckyAlready a gold in elimination and track scoring, he scored a sensational triplet in Glasgow Super World Cup also by winning the road test. In total, the Belgian has won four medals as he also won bronze in the omnium. The Spanish mavi garcia finished 10th, 4’05” behind the new champion, who won silver last year.

Kopecky, 27, won his first rainbow jersey on the road this Sunday in the race that closed the championship by confirming forecasts that had him as the strong favourite, although for this he had to produce an exhibition based on repeated attacks until he can manage it. purpose.

He tried it again and again, sometimes seeming to do it from a distance, and leaving doubt whether he would spend too much energy to achieve his goal, but the Belgian made it clear that this time he was, no any doubt, stronger.

Kopecky, who already has six world titles on the track, was left alone with 5.5 kilometers to go when he finally took out the last of his rivals, the Danish. Cecilia Ludwigwho finally lost to second place.

The Belgian was able to enjoy and savor the title crossing the finish line alone as a new and great champion, replacing the Dutch woman on the list of winners Annemiek Van Vleutenrelegated to 8th place after suffering a mechanical problem at the end.

The silver medal went to the Dutch demi vollering and the bronze is for Ludwig. Vollering won the Tour de France last month, moving Kopecky into second place. This time they switched positions.

The 154.1 kilometer route between Loch Lomond and Glasgow, with seven laps on the difficult, selective and complex layout of the Scottish city, was completed by Lotte Kopecky in a time of 4h.02m.12s. at an average of 38,175 km/h.