Lotte Kopecky
Lotte Kopecky (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɔtə koːˈpɛki]; born 10 November 1995) is a Belgian road and track racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam SD Worx, and the 2023 UCI Elite Women's World Road Race Champion.[7] She is a multiple world champion on the track, having won six gold medals across four UCI Track Cycling World Championships; she won the madison in 2017 and 2022, the points race in 2021 and 2023, and the elimination race in 2022 and 2023.
Kopecky in 2016 at the Track Cycling World Cup
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Career
She participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing 4th in the individual road race.[8] In 2022, she won the Strade Bianche[9] and Tour of Flanders[10] classics, the latter which she also won in 2023. She ranked second in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes and won the first stage and the points classification. On 13 August 2023 Kopecky won the Road Race on the World Championships.
Career achievements
Road
Source:[12]
- 2010
- 1st
Time trial, National Novice Championships - 1st Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Novice Championships
- 2011
- 1st Time trial, National Novice Championships
- 1st Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Novice Championships
- 2012
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 3rd
Time trial - 5th Road race
- 3rd
- 2013
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 2nd Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Junior Championships
- 3rd Road race, Flanders Regional Junior Championships
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 7th Time trial
- 9th Road race
- 8th Overall Junior Energiewacht Tour
- 1st
Sprints classification
- 1st
- 2014
- National Championships
- 1st Under-23 road race
- 1st Under-23 time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st 's Gravenwezel
- 3rd Kieldrecht–Prosperpolder
- 10th Diamond Tour
- 2015
- National Championships
- 1st Under-23 road race
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- Antwerp Provincial Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st Herselt Koerse – Zuidkempense Ladies Classic
- 2nd Trofee Maarten Wynants
- 3rd Grote Prijs De Wielkeszuigers
- 5th Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2016
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Trofee Maarten Wynants
- National Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 4th Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 6th Diamond Tour
- 8th Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT
- 9th La Course by Le Tour de France
- 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2017
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd Road race, National Championships
- 2nd Acht van Westerveld
- 5th Omloop van het Hageland
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Overall Belgium Tour
- 9th Trofee Maarten Wynants
- 2018
- 2nd Time trial, National Championships
- 3rd Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Belgian rider classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 4th Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
- 5th Diamond Tour
- 7th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 2019
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st MerXem Classic
- 2nd Overall Belgium Tour
- 3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 3rd Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 3rd Dwars door de Westhoek
- 3rd Diamond Tour
- 4th RideLondon Classique
- 5th Ronde van Drenthe
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Le Samyn
- 2020
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 7 Giro Rosa
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Le Samyn
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 4th Brabantse Pijl
- 7th Road race, UEC European Championships
- 2021
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Le Samyn
- Challenge by La Vuelta
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
- 1st
Sprints classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 4th Road race, Summer Olympics
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 4th Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 4th Dwars door het Hageland
- 7th La Classique Morbihan
- 2022
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Strade Bianche
- Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd
Road race - 9th Time trial
- 2nd
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Overall RideLondon Classique
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 2023
- 1st
Road race, UCI World Championships - National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classificaton
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
- 1st
- 1st Overall Simac Ladies Tour
- 1st Stage 2 & 4
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 2nd Overall Tour de France
- 1st
Points classificaton - 1st Stage 1
- Held after Stages 1–6
- Held
after Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Strade Bianche
- 2nd Amstel Gold Race
- 3rd Road race, UEC European Championships
- 7th Paris–Roubaix
General classification results timeline
| Major Tour results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vuelta Femenina[note 1] | — | — | 18 | 21 | — | ||||||||||
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | 86 | DNF | — | 42 | — | ||||||||||
| Tour de France Femmes | Race did not exist | 38 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Stage race results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Thüringen Ladies Tour | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | ||||||||||
| Lotto Belgium Tour | 2 | — | 1 | — | NH | ||||||||||
| Holland Ladies Tour | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||
- Known as the Challenge by La Vuelta from 2020 to 2022
Classics results timeline
| Monuments results timeline | ||||||||||||||||
| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of Flanders | — | 33 | 5 | — | 32 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not exist | NH | 15 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Classics results timeline | ||||||||||||||||
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Ronde van Drenthe | — | 23 | 25 | — | 5 | NH | — | 3 | — | |||||||
| Nokere Koerse | Did not exist | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Classic Brugge–De Panne | Did not exist | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | |||||||||
| Gent–Wevelgem | 21 | 35 | 16 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | |||||||
| Amstel Gold Race | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — | 2 | |||||||
| GP de Plouay | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |||||||
Major championship results timeline
| Event | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olympic Games |
Time trial | Not held | 21 | Not held | — | NH | |||||
| Road race | 45 | 4 | |||||||||
| World Championships |
Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| Road race | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| Mixed team relay | Did not exist | — | NH | 7 | — | — | |||||
 European Championships |
Time trial | Did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Road race | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 14 | — | 3 | |||
| Mixed team relay | Did not exist | 4 | — | — | NH | — | |||||
| National Championships |
Time trial | — | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Road race | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 1 | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
Track
- 2010
- National Novice Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Omnium
- 3rd Scratch
- 1st
- 2011
- National Novice Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 2012
- National Junior Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Keirin
- 2013
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st
Points race - 1st Individual pursuit
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 1st
- National Junior Championships
- 2nd Omnium
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 2014
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 3rd 500m time trial
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Points race
- 1st
- 3 Jours d'Aigle
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- Belgian Xmas Meetings
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 3rd Scratch, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
- 3rd Individual pursuit, International Belgian Open
- 2015
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Omnium
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 3 Jours d'Aigle
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Scratch, UCI World Cup, Cali
- 2016
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Madison (with Jolien D'Hoore)
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Points race
- 1st Omnium
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 1st Omnium, Six Days of Ghent
- Grand Prix of Poland
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 2nd Omnium, UCI World Cup, Glasgow
- Revolution Series, Glasgow
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Points race
- 2017
- 1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Jolien D'Hoore)
- 2016–17 UCI World Cup
- 1st
Overall, Omnium - 1st Omnium, Cali
- 1st
- 2017–18 UCI World Cup
- 1st Points race, Pruszków
- 1st Madison, Pruszków
- 2nd Madison, Manchester
- National Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Points race
- 1st Scratch
- 1st
- Belgian International Track Meeting
- 1st Madison
- 3rd Omnium
- Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent
- 2nd Madison
- 3rd Omnium
- 2018
- International Belgian Track Meeting
- 1st Madison
- 1st Omnium
- UCI World Cup
- 3rd Madison, Berlin
- 3rd Madison, London
- 2019
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Madison, Cambridge
- 2nd Madison, Hong Kong
- 2021
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Elimination
- 2nd Omnium
- 1st
- 2022
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Madison (with Shari Bossuyt)
- 1st Elimination
- 1st
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Elimination
- 1st Points race
- 1st
- 2023
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Elimination
- 1st Points race
- 3rd
Omnium
- 1st
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Elimination
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Points race
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Elimination
- 1st Madison (with Shari Bossuyt)
- 1st
Cyclo-cross
- 2020–2021
- 2nd National Championships
Honours and awards
- Belgian Promising Talent of the Year: 2017[13][14]
- Flandrienne of the Year: 2020, 2021,[15] 2022[16]
- Crystal Bicycle: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[17][18]
- Trophy Patrick Sercu: 2022[16]
- Eddy Merckx Trophy: 2023 [19]
References
- "Lotte Kopecky". Sporza (in Flemish). 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Archives
- "13 pro riders confirmed for the Lotto Soudal Ladies team 2019". Lotto–Soudal Ladies. Belgian Cycling Project. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Liv Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Lotte Kopecky first addition for 2021". CCC Liv. Fortitude Pro Cycling Team. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Frattini, Kirsten (2 June 2021). "Lotte Kopecky signs three-year contract with SD Worx". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, cycling: Kopecky in tears after his 4th place: « I deserved this podium »". lookcharms.com. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Nicholson, Kit (5 March 2022). "FLAWLESS LOTTE KOPECKY TAKES THE BIGGEST WIN OF HER CAREER AT STRADE BIANCHE". cyclingtips.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Jones, Amy (3 April 2022). "Kopecky the first Belgian woman to win Tour of Flanders in 12 years". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.be.
- "Lotte Kopecky". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- "Goffin als eerste tennisser ooit Sportman van het Jaar, Nafi Thiam met recordscore Sportvrouw van het Jaar" [Goffin is the first tennis player Sportsman of the Year ever, Nafi Thiam with Sportswoman of the Year record score]. standaard.be (in Dutch). 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Kopecky bekroond als Belofte van het Jaar, Davis Cup-team is Ploeg van het Jaar" [Kopecky awarded as Promise of the Year, Davis Cup team is Team of the Year]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 16 December 2017.
- "Lotte Kopecky opnieuw verkozen tot Flandrienne" [Lotte Kopecky was again elected Flandrienne]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). 26 October 2021.
- "Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn ook de Flandrien(ne) van het Jaar" [Remco Evenepoel and Lotte Kopecky are also the Flandrien(ne) of the Year]. Sporza (in Dutch). 18 October 2022.
- "Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn de (verwachte) winnaars van de Kristallen Fiets" [Remco Evenepoel and Lotte Kopecky are the (expected) winners of the Kristallen Fiets]. Sporza (in Dutch). 12 October 2022.
- "Evenepoel en Kopecky hebben er weer Kristallen Fiets bij, Zweetdruppel voor Van Hooydonck". Sporza (in Dutch). 9 October 2023.
- "Tourwinnaars in de prijzen: Vollering en Vingegaard winnen Vélo d'Or, troostprijs voor Lotte Kopecky". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 24 October 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lotte Kopecky.
- Lotte Kopecky at UCI
- Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Archives
- Lotte Kopecky at ProCyclingStats
- Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Quotient
- Lotte Kopecky at CycleBase
- Lotte Kopecky at Olympics.com
- Lotte Kopecky at Olympedia
- Lotte Kopecky at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
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