The Belgian Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx), World Champion, honored his status as the undisputed favorite win the solo exhibition and for the second consecutive year in the Danilith Nokere Koerse, a Belgian one-day trial, held between Deinze and Nokere, with a route of 127 km.
Kopecky’s rainbow jersey (Rumst, 28 years old) shines brightly, ambitious, unstoppable, won his second consecutive Nokere Koerse with authority; also includes a solo break in the last 7 km which allows him to raise his arms on the cobblestones of the Belgian town with a time of 3h.13.52, at an average of 39.3 km/hour.
As if Kopecky’s demonstration was not enough, Her Dutch teammate from Sd Worx, Lorena Wiebes, finished second at 17 secondswhile third place went to Australian Lily Willams (Human Powered Health).
Movistar put three runners on the final breakawaybut Emma Norsgaard, Arlenis Sierra and Floortje Mackaij could not compete for the podium positions.
A hard test of resistance, with 25 cobbled sections, where there was a fight to start, especially in the second half, when the favorites changed the order by entering the fray. With 76 km left, the world champion and great candidate Lotte Kopecky, who passed the Italian Sofia Bertizzolo, who was running away from Petegemberg (0.4 to 6.3), accelerated.
In Kopecky’s movement the main group reacted, forming a group of 25 in the head. From there more attacks and movement, all controlled by SD Worx. One of the attempts of Movistar’s Dane Emma Norsgaard, always restless, although the entire Spanish team is ambitious, with the Spaniard Sheyla Gutiérrez and the Dutch Floortje Mackaij leading the way.
Until the end a celebration of attacks, but the final is in many carats, along with Kopecky, Wiebes, Movistar’s Cuban Arlenis Sierra and Lily Williams…Two sections ahead before reaching Nokereberg.
Kopecky attacked 7 from the finish line, on the cobblestones of Doormwith no response from the escape companions, who took advantage of the rainbow jersey to open a certain gap. The Belgian champion set the pace in time trial mode which led him to the finish line. Heading straight for his second straight victory at Nokere.
Without discussion, Kopecky ruled his fourth win of the season and number 38 in his professional career. The World champion, 2 times Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche and Omloopamong other good trials, left his stamp on his trial and talisman.
Source: La Verdad
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