For the second successive year,
Lotte Kopecky has left
La Fleche Wallonne Femmes disappointed. Although her 12th placed finish in 2025 was an improvement on last year's performance, the world champion was still some way off the fight for victory between
Puck Pieterse and
Demi Vollering.
"Yeah, it was tough, but honestly, it wasn’t too bad overall," reflects a not too disappointed Kopecky in her post-race interview with
Sporza afterwards, citing a lack of positioning ahead of the final climb as her leading mistake. "The Mur de Huy — it’s a brutal climb. It doesn’t lie. My teammates did a great job getting me into position, but even that wasn’t enough for me. I didn’t start in the best spot — and that’s on me."