By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 15 minutes ago, Updated now
Lotte Kopecky. JASPER JACOBS / AFP
Belgian Lotte Kopecky won the Strade Bianche for the second time in her career this Saturday in Siena.
Lotte Kopecky, 2023 road cycling world champion, won the Strade bianche for the second time in her career at the end of the 137 km Italian semi-classic on Saturday in Siena.
Kopecky, winner of the event in 2022 and second in 2023, let go of the Italian Elisa Longo Borghini 500 m from the finish, and won with a four-second lead.
“I didn’t feel very well today though. It was a difficult victory to achieve.”explained Kopecky, who won the Tour of Flanders in 2023.
Dutchwoman Demi Vollering completes the podium after crossing the finish line 26 seconds after Kopecky, her teammate on the SD Worx team.
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