Lotte Kopecky to switch attention to the track following Amstel Gold Race: "The aim is to pick up points with a view to qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics"

After an extremely successful spring campaign highlighted by her victory at the Tour of Flanders, Lotte Kopecky has revealed she will switch her attention back to the world of track cycling after this Sunday's Amstel Gold Race.

"The aim is to pick up points there with a view to qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics," says the reigning Elimination Race and Madison world champion who will return to the track on April 20th at the UCI Track Nations Cup held in Milton, Canada. "Together with the Federation and with SD Worx, we have tried to find a balanced program for that. It will not cost too much energy, but we will be able to get enough points to try and reach our qualification goal."

The Team SD Worx rider has enjoyed a stunning road campaign so far this season. Alongside her aforementioned victory at the Tour of Flanders, Kopecky has also emerged victorious from Nokere Koerse and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with a runner-up finish at Strade Bianche Donne also having been added to her palmares. Now, only the Amstel Gold Race remains.

"My spring went perfectly, but in the Amstel Gold Race, I'm going to squeeze everything out once more," says Kopecky. "This is my first participation, so I have little experience with it. Some hills, I don't know. We are coming to the start with a strong collective. So again, several scenarios are possible. Nevertheless, I'm starting with healthy ambitions. I am still fresh enough to pop one last time in this spring. Everything can come out. So I will really go flat out in this Amstel. We will try to make the race hard again."