Lotte Kopecky reportedly set to miss the Tour de France Femmes to focus on the Olympic Games in Paris
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After finishing second overall at the Tour de France Femmes last season, Lotte Kopecky is now reportedly set to miss this year’s race as she has chosen to focus instead on the Olympic Games this summer.
The Belgian rider is set to race both the road and track events in Paris, similarly to what she did at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. On the boards, she will be riding the omnium, whilst she will also try to win the road race as well.
It would be tough for her to compete in the Tour de France Femmes, which has been moved in the calendar to fall after the games in Paris, as the omnium events end just a day before the start of the French stage race.
In an interview with Sporza, Kopecky’s SD Worx-Protime team manager Danny Stam said “the omnium ends on Sunday afternoon, the Tour starts on Monday morning. It is almost impossible to do that properly. Combining those two events would also be a very difficult task mentally. If you were to win Olympic gold, it would be too short a day to start the Tour the next morning”.
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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
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- 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
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- 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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💛 Alongside the presentation of the #LBLwomen and #LBL teams took place the inauguration of the finish line of the 4th stage of the #TDFF2024 avec @GoZwift in the presence of @demivollering, @LotteKopecky, @Roussemarion and Katty Firquet. 🤩 See you on August 14! 💛 En marge
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