World champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) claimed a crushing victory on the Belgian Road Championships, profitable by greater than three minutes after attacking alone with 30km nonetheless to race.
Sanne Cant (Fenix-Deceuninck) outsprinted Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal) for the silver medal, 3:27 behind the unassailable Kopecky. They had been the one riders to complete inside 4 minutes of Kopecky, who cruised to her fourth nationwide highway race crown.
Kopecky started to place her stamp on proceedings with greater than 50km remaining in Zottegem, attacking with intent from a lowered peloton with an effort that splintered the race nonetheless additional.
Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) was the primary to bridge throughout, adopted quickly afterwards by Cant, Ghekiere and Jesse Vandenbulcke (De Ceuster-Bonache).
Having pressured the day’s key choice, Kopecky appeared to determine that she wouldn’t discover allies within the entrance group and so she determined to press on alone with 30km remaining. She may gentle of the cobbles of Kruiswaterplein and Lippenhovestraat to stretch out her lead and the finale would show a procession.
With a lap to go, Kopecky had a lead of 1:30, and she or he would extra double that benefit earlier than the end. Behind, Cant used her explosiveness to assault on Lippenhovestraat, with Ghekiere the one rider to comply with, however it was already obvious that they had been competing for silver and bronze. Kopecky was in a category of her personal, and she or he had time to have a good time her victory by dismounting and strolling throughout the road along with her bike held aloft.
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