Lotte Kopecky preparing for Tour de France Femmes mission: “It will be all hands on deck to not lose time in the mountains”
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Lotte Kopecky has set her sights on one major goal for 2025:
winning the Tour de France Femmes. After securing back-to-back world
championship titles, she is determined to take the next step in her career.
Following the spring classics, Kopecky will head to an
altitude training camp to prepare for the Tour. With Demi Vollering’s departure
from SD Worx-Protime, she is poised to become the team’s undisputed leader for
the race.
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Kopecky came close to victory in 2023, finishing second in
the Tour de France Femmes. Reflecting on her past performances, she believes
her experience in the Giro d'Italia Donne provides a stronger foundation.
"Second place in the Giro last year gives me more to
hold on to than second place in the Tour. Those are the results I'll take with
me to the Tour. In that Tour where I came second, I was lucky to have a
45-second lead for the stage to the Tourmalet," she told Wieler Revue.
The Belgian star is aware that replicating her previous
advantage will be difficult. "I probably won't get that freedom anymore.
It will be all hands on deck to not lose time in the mountains. In the Giro I
was one of the better climbers in that very tough stage to Blockhaus. That
gives me confidence for the future."
Kopecky will also benefit from the return of Anna van der
Breggen, who has committed to supporting her at the Tour. The dynamic within
the team will be different compared to her partnership with Vollering.
"I complement Anna more than I did with Demi Vollering.
I think that is mainly due to Anna as a person. I think Demi would have had a
lot of trouble saying that she has to ride in my service during the Tour.
Something she has every right to do, by the way."
Fin MajorCycling Journalist
Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
In his reporting, Fin uses reputable data sources such as ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available. Outside of writing, Fin is an active cyclist, which supports his practical understanding of the sport and its demands.
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
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- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
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- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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