"We could have used a 7th rider" - Lotte Kopecky was missing Lorena Wiebes in today's stage
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Lotte Kopecky won the sprint in Albi with ease, but it was only for 4th place. Attacker Ricarda Bauernfeind pulled the longest straw after poker and procrastination in the peloton. The Belgian knows she and her team might've missed an opportunity there as she confirms in an interview with Sporza.
However yellow jersey Kopecky took it sportingly: "It's nice that the attackers are being rewarded again," said the yellow jersey in the flash interview.
"Marlen did really well to close the gap. We didn't want to do it too fast because then there would be more attacks." SD Worx might have missed a pawn because Lorena Wiebes gave up. "We could have used a 7th rider for sure, but it is what it is now."
"Whether I can win in yellow tomorrow? Today was a better chance," she laughed. "Tomorrow is really something for the pure sprinters," she concludes.
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