During the race, the Belgian tried several times to get rid of Marianne Vos and the two opponents from Lidl-Trek. However in the end, it was her who had to close down dangerous attack by
Elisa Longo Borghini. "Yes, that was the intention of my attack attempts. If I didn't respond, Marianne didn't respond either. Then Longo Borghini would have ridden straight to the finish."
This defeat doesn't seem to have left too deep scars on Kopecky's confidence however. "In any case, I am going to Strade Bianche with a lot of motivation. I want to give the best of myself there. I'm going to do my best to do one spot better," she concludes.