As the 2025 season gains momentum,
Lotte Kopecky was awarded the trophy for Sports Merit of the Year for her astonishing 2024 campaign. The Belgian was at the fore front on all terrains and ultimately became European ITT champion and World champion in road race. Had she won gold at the Olympic Games, it would've been a perfect year.
"I had never been here before," beamed Kopecky in the Brussels City Hall when she spoke to
Sporza afterwards. The SD Worx - Protime princess received the trophy from real royalty, the Belgian princess Princess Astrid. "I know she was also present at the Olympic Games in Paris for track cycling, but we didn't meet then. Today we did, and that makes it extra special."