Belgian won twice on track at Cycling World ChampionshipsBritain’s Lizzie Deignan finished a creditable sixth
Lotte Kopecky, already a gold medallist on the track in the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome, took an emphatic win in the UCI Cycling World Championships elite women’s road race, ahead of the Tour de France Femmes champion, Demi Vollering. The 27-year-old Belgian, winner of the points at the Tour de France Femmes, broke clear of an elite leading group to claim her first road race rainbow jersey in central Glasgow. Britain’s Lizzie Deignan finished a creditable sixth.
“I thought after those two world titles on the track, it would be almost impossible to win again on Sunday,” Kopecky, winner of both the elimination and points race, said. “Three world championships in seven days is too crazy. I didn’t dream of this when I was a little girl – back then, I just wanted to be competitive on the bike. I never knew I would become this good.”
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