Lotte Kopecky received the bronze medal within the ladies’s street race however struggled to cover her disappointment after preventing her method again to the entrance of the race within the ultimate kilometres.
The Belgian was caught behind the crash with 48 km to go that concerned Chloe Dygert (USA) and others, after which needed to chase the race on the rolling Montmartre circuits.
Kopecky finally acquired throughout to race leaders Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Blanka Vas (Hungary) in a two-up counter-attack with Kristen Faulkner (USA). However, she then did not react when the US rider surged away within the ultimate kilometres.
“For me it was a shit ultimate,” Kopecky admitted instantly after the race.
“Before Montmartre, I used to be already a little bit bit behind. I needed to make an effort or I‘d by no means be again within the race. Then there was attacking and playing.
“When Marianne and Blanka have been on the entrance of the race, I knew it might be actually exhausting to get them again. We managed to come back again however then she went and the trio of us checked out one another.”
When Faulkner acquired a spot, Kopecky was gutted however knew she needed to change her mindset and struggle for a medal.
She kicked-off the dash on the Pont d’Iéna bridge. Vos got here up alongside the limitations and Vas to her left. A photograph end was wanted to resolve the medals, awarding silver to Vos and bronze to Kopecky.
“Vos was on paper the quickest, so then you definately begin to assume,” Kopecky defined.
“With Faulkner out entrance, I knew we wouldn‘t catch her, so then I instantly began to consider a medal.
“I knew it might be very exhausting to win this race and so I got here for a medal. I’m truly fairly proud to have taken the bronze.”
Kopecky crashed throughout the time trial and completed sixth however will now race on the monitor, her ultimate shot at a gold medal is within the four-event Omnium, which is contested on Sunday August 11.
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