When leaving the Carrefour de l’Arbre, the cobblestone sector which has the right of life and death on the ambitions of coronation about fifteen kilometers further, on the Roubaix velodrome, it is difficult to imagine Lotte Kopecky appearing somewhere other than in the right group. The Belgian from Team SD Work comes to Denain with the label of big favorite for the third edition of this women’s Paris-Roubaix, this Saturday.
The 27-year-old runner, second in the event last year, has been stringing together high-flying performances since the start of the season. After winning the Het Nieuwsblad in her comeback race, she also triumphed in the Tour of Flanders last Sunday, a few minutes after Tadej Pogacar.
“She has been in the professional peloton for a few years now, and there she is maturing, explains Marion Rousse, consultant on France Télévisions and former professional cyclist. Its goal of…
