The Lotte Kopecky Fan Thread

[Samu Cuenca]

She seems to lack the punch she had last year all season (from her attack on the Muur in omloop to that in the wcrr). Allthough agr should suit her more than lbl, it would surprise me if she does better, or even equally good, as last year.

I don't think she's necessarily that much worse this year, but others are simply better. She was of course below par in De Ronde.

 

[jmdirt]

I still think they're ugly as sin and wearing them in a road stage should be a sanctionable offence.

Especially if paired with a POC helmet.

Function over ugly!

 

[dobrien]

She doesn't look to be in her best climbing form atm. Got dropped on the hills in RVV. Looks like she's carrying some excess weight, so i'm not sure.

It's interesting you think she's carrying extra weight; to me it actually looks like she's gotten too thin (maybe trying to be better for the Tour or something) and perhaps cost herself some of the energy and punch she seemed to have last year? She wouldn't be the first 'power' type rider who's tried to straddle that fence and found it hard to do.. Not a criticism of your take at all, just me seeing it differently I think.

 

[Sciatic]

It didn't hurt that Balsamo and Vos spent quite a long time elbow to elbow and so made a pretty big hole in the wind for Kopecky to accelerate through.

Balsamo had to expend a lot of energy to get back to the front group after she was dropped, though we can’t really know if that sapped something from her sprint.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Balsamo had to expend a lot of energy to get back to the front group after she was dropped, though we can’t really know if that sapped something from her sprint.

To be fair though Balsamo expended much less energy at that point in the race than Pfeiffer Georgi did.

 

[Sciatic]

To be fair though Balsamo expended much less energy at that point in the race than Pfeiffer Georgi did.

Good point, I forgot her chase from even farther back.

 

[jmdirt]

I still think they're ugly as sin and wearing them in a road stage should be a sanctionable offence.

Especially if paired with a POC helmet.

Rainbow skinsuits went 2 for 2 this weekend!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Rainbow skinsuits went 2 for 2 this weekend!

Just because they were worn doesn't make them any less of a sin.

People are wearing mullets again out of choice nowadays, you know.

 

[jmdirt]

Just because they were worn doesn't make them any less of a sin.

People are wearing mullets again out of choice nowadays, you know.

Mullets aren't very functional though.

 

[KZD]

Based on what happened during the season, I was not expecting Kopecky to outsprint Balsamo and Vos but sprinting at the end of a race like Roubaix is bound to surprises.

In the era of Evenepoel and Van Aert, Kopecky is the biggest Belgian rider.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Mullets aren't very functional though.

What do you mean? Work in the front, party in the back!

 

[Pantani_lives]

What a season! Strade Bianche, Paris-Roubaix and now prolonging her world title!

Before the race I thought she was second favorite behind Vollering, but the Dutch screwed up their tactics. Kopecky was at her limit and had to rely on tactics, perseverance and the support of Ghekiere. When she was dropped by Dygert I thought her race was over, but somehow she still pulled it off. A close win can taste just as sweet.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Already a legend of one-day races and there is more to come in the future. Golden girl (8 WC golds in total, track included). I can't help feeling that she's too heavy but she surely has a monster engine to compensate for that!

 

[Didinho]

Already a legend of one-day races and there is more to come in the future. Golden girl (8 WC golds in total, track included). I can't help feeling that she's too heavy but she surely has a monster engine to compensate for that!

Since she lost some weight a couple years ago she’s skinnier than everybody thinks. If you see her in real life with her cycling jersey you would be as surprised as I was.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Since she lost some weight a couple years ago she’s skinnier than everybody thinks. If you see her in real life with her cycling jersey you would be as surprised as I was.

Yeah, I've read she dropped like 3.5 kilos at the start of 2023 so she probably was too heavy before. Her face look can be misleading, I realize that. But still, looking the way she's built compared to other girls in the peleton, the difference seems stark.

Also completely different build than one-day specialists like MVP or WVA, who are tall but also very athletic (only muscles, almost no fat). Different gender OFC can be the reason.

 

[jmdirt]

WOOOHOOO! World Champ again!