The third was good for Lotte Kopecky ! Second of the first two editions of the Women's Golden Bike behind the Dutch Annemiek van Vleuten in 2022 and Demi Vollering in 2023, the Belgian became the first representative of her country this Friday evening to add her name to the list of this prestigious prize rewarding the best runner of the season. The 29-year-old from Antwerp also won the trophy Eddy Merckx best classics rider of the season. A logical double reward given his superb 2024 season concluded with 16 victories on the clock, including those on Paris-RoubaixTHE White Roadsthe Tour of Romandythe Simac Ladies Tour and especially her 2nd consecutive world title at the end of September, which she enhanced with a 2nd place on the Female Turn and a bronze medal in the road race of JO from Paris.
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“Very happy and proud to win this Vélo d’Or”
Absent lduring the ceremony organized at the Pavillon Gabriel in Paris due to a training camp for his team SD Worx-ProtimeLotte Kopecky nevertheless wanted to express her joy during a video recorded and broadcast during the evening. “I am very happy and proud to win this Vélo d’Or. I have a lot of people to thank, even though I'm sure I'll forget some. I am grateful to my loved ones, my family, my friends, and my teammates from Team SD Worx-Protime. Last year I came very close to this prize, now I finally win it. I'm really happy with it and I'm already looking forward to next season“, she concluded.
