With 4 disciplines spread over 2 days, the women have their mini version of the Six Days of Ghent.
“That’s enough in the middle of our winter,” chuckles Lotte Kopecky. “During this period I maintain my feeling on the slopes and this comes in handy.”
The decibel meter clearly went into the red when the Belgian leading lady was presented to the Ghent audience. “This is a bit of a home game.”
“I don’t ride in ‘t Kuipke that often, much more in the Blaarmeersen. But this is an excellent opportunity to show my rainbow jersey to the Belgian public.”
“It went better than expected,” Kopecky later responded after her victories in the elimination and the points race. Although she still had to make some progress in that last discipline.
“I think that Frenchwoman came on the Côte d’Azur (the blue strip of the piste). She made a very strange maneuver when I wanted to pass her and I had to brake abruptly, but there is nothing wrong.”
“The feeling is good and I am very happy with that. Everyone starts here with a scared heart, but everything went well.”
Kopecky was given a clean sheet in Ghent. “I got goosebumps during the performance. The audience appreciates us and it is very nice that we achieve this with women’s cycling.”
2023-11-17 23:27:22
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