Lotte Kopekcy will show off her fresh rainbow jersey at Schaal Sels criterium

Brand new world champion Lotte Kopecky will participate in the Schaal Sels Merksem Ladies next Sunday. For the Belgian rider it is one of her first competition incentives after her three world titles in Glasgow.

The Schaal Sels Merksem Ladies is not a competition at the UCI level this year, but a criterion. For the men it is a competition of the 1.1 level. Besides that, her further race programme remains unknown for the time being, but a short racing break is expected after tough racing block featuring Tour de France and multiple races at World Championships.

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