Lotte Kopecky

Lotte Kopecky
	Kopecky in 2016
Personal information
Born	10 November 1995 (age 26); Rumst, Flanders, Belgium
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current team	Liv Racing
Disciplines	Road; Track; Cyclo-cross;
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2012–2015	Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley
2016–2020	Lotto–Soudal Ladies
2021	Liv Racing
Major wins
	One day races & Classics National Road Race Championships (2020, 2021) National Time Trial Championships (2019–2021) Le Samyn des Dames (2021)
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Belgium
World Championships
European Championships
European U23 Championships

Lotte Kopecky (born 10 November 1995) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Liv Racing.^[5]^[6] She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In December 2017, she was named the Belgian Talent of the Year.^[7]

In June 2021, Kopecky signed a three-year contract with SD Worx from the 2022 season onwards.^[8]

Major results[]

Road[]

2010

1st

Time trial, National Novice Road Championships

1st Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Novice Road Championships

2011

1st

Time trial, National Novice Road Championships

1st Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Novice Road Championships

2012

National Junior Road Championships

1st

Time trial

2nd Road race

UEC European Junior Championships

3rd

Time trial

5th Road race

2013

2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

2nd Time trial, Antwerp Provincial Junior Road Championships

3rd Road race, Flanders Regional Junior Road Championships

UEC European Junior Championships

7th Time trial

9th Road race

8th Overall Junior Energiewacht Tour

1st

Sprints classification

2014

National Road Championships

1st

Under-23 road race

1st

Under-23 time trial

2nd Road race

1st 's Gravenwezel

3rd Kieldrecht–Prosperpolder

10th Diamond Tour

2015

National Road Championships

1st

Under-23 road race

2nd Road race

Antwerp Provincial Road Championships

1st Time trial

1st Road race

1st Herselt Koerse – Zuidkempense Ladies Classic

2nd Trofee Maarten Wynants

3rd Grote Prijs De Wielkeszuigers

5th Grand Prix de Dottignies

6th Dwars door Vlaanderen

2016

National Under-23 Road Championships

1st

Road race

1st

Time trial

1st Trofee Maarten Wynants

National Road Championships

2nd Road race

2nd Time trial

2nd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik

4th Overall Belgium Tour

1st

Young rider classification

6th Diamond Tour

8th Ljubljana–Domzale–Ljubljana TT

9th La Course by Le Tour de France

10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite

2017

National Road Championships

1st

Under-23 road race

1st

Under-23 time trial

2nd Road race

2nd Acht van Westerveld

5th Omloop van het Hageland

5th Tour of Flanders for Women

5th Dwars door de Westhoek

6th Dwars door Vlaanderen

8th Overall Belgium Tour

9th Trofee Maarten Wynants

2018

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Overall Belgium Tour

1st

Points classification

1st

Belgian rider classification

1st Stage 1

4th Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic

5th Diamond Tour

7th Dwars door de Westhoek

2019

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas

1st MerXem Classic

2nd Overall Belgium Tour

3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island

3rd Nokere Koerse

3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne

3rd Dwars door de Westhoek

3rd Diamond Tour

4th RideLondon Classique

5th Ronde van Drenthe

6th Gent–Wevelgem

9th Le Samyn des Dames

2020

National Road Championships

1st

Road race

1st

Time trial

1st Stage 7 Giro Rosa

2nd Gent–Wevelgem

3rd Le Samyn des Dames

3rd Tour of Flanders

3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne

4th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik

7th Road race, UEC European Road Championships

2021

National Road Championships

1st

Road race

1st

Time trial

1st

Overall Belgium Tour

1st

Points classification

1st Stage 3

1st Le Samyn des Dames

Challenge by La Vuelta

1st

Points classification

1st Stage 4

2nd Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour

1st

Sprints classification

1st Stage 4

2nd Gent–Wevelgem

4th Road race, Summer Olympics

4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

4th Nokere Koerse

4th Classic Brugge–De Panne

4th Dwars door het Hageland

Track[]

2010

National Novice Championships

1st

Individual pursuit

2nd Team pursuit

3rd Omnium

3rd Scratch

2011

National Novice Championships

2nd Team sprint

3rd Team pursuit

3rd Keirin

3rd Individual pursuit

2012

National Junior Championships

2nd Individual pursuit

2nd Team pursuit

3rd Points race

3rd Keirin

2013

UEC European Junior Championships

1st

Points race

1st

Individual pursuit

3rd

Team pursuit

National Junior Championships

2nd Omnium

2nd Team pursuit

3rd Points race

2014

National Championships

1st

Individual pursuit

3rd 500m time trial

3rd Keirin

3rd Points race

3 Jours d'Aigle

1st Individual pursuit

1st Scratch

2nd Points race

Belgian Xmas Meetings

1st Individual pursuit

2nd Points race

2nd Scratch

3rd

Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships

3rd Scratch, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix

3rd Individual pursuit, International Belgian Open

2015

National Championships

1st

Individual pursuit

2nd Scratch

2nd Omnium

2nd Points race

3 Jours d'Aigle

1st Individual pursuit

2nd Scratch

2nd

Scratch, 2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali

2016

1st

Overall Omnium, 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

1st

Cali

2nd

Glasgow

UEC European Championships

1st

Madison (with Jolien D'Hoore)

3rd

Omnium

UEC European Under-23 Championships

1st

Points race

1st

Omnium

National Championships

1st

Omnium

2nd Scratch

2nd Individual pursuit

2nd Points race

1st Omnium, Six Days of Ghent

Grand Prix of Poland

1st Points race

3rd Team pursuit

Revolution, Round 2 – Glasgow

2nd Scratch

3rd Points race

3rd

Omnium, UEC European Championships

2017

1st

Madison, UCI World Championships (with Jolien D'Hoore)

2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

1st

Points race, Pruszków

1st

Madison, Pruszków

2nd

Madison, Manchester

National Championships

1st

Omnium

1st

Points race

1st

Scratch

Belgian International Track Meeting

1st Madison

3rd Omnium

Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent

2nd Madison

3rd Omnium

2018

International Belgian Track Meeting

1st Madison

1st Omnium

Madison, 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

3rd

Berlin

3rd

London

2019

Madison, 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

1st

Cambridge

2nd

Hong Kong

2021

UCI World Championships

1st

Points race

2nd

Elimination

2nd

Omnium

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lotte Kopecky". Sporza (in Dutch). 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Archives
^ "13 pro riders confirmed for the Lotto Soudal Ladies team 2019". Lotto–Soudal Ladies. Belgian Cycling Project. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Liv Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Lotte Kopecky first addition for 2021". CCC Liv. Fortitude Pro Cycling Team. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Goffin als eerste tennisser ooit Sportman van het Jaar, Nafi Thiam met recordscore Sportvrouw van het Jaar". standaard.be. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ Frattini, Kirsten (2 June 2021). "Lotte Kopecky signs three-year contract with SD Worx". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

External links[]

Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Archives
Lotte Kopecky at ProCyclingStats
Lotte Kopecky at Olympedia

[sporza-1] "Lotte Kopecky". Sporza (in Dutch). 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[ca-2] Lotte Kopecky at Cycling Archives

[3] "13 pro riders confirmed for the Lotto Soudal Ladies team 2019". Lotto–Soudal Ladies. Belgian Cycling Project. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[4] "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[5] "Liv Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[6] "Lotte Kopecky first addition for 2021". CCC Liv. Fortitude Pro Cycling Team. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[talent-7] "Goffin als eerste tennisser ooit Sportman van het Jaar, Nafi Thiam met recordscore Sportvrouw van het Jaar". standaard.be. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[8] Frattini, Kirsten (2 June 2021). "Lotte Kopecky signs three-year contract with SD Worx". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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v t Belgian Sportsperson of the Year
Men	1967 Ferdinand Bracke 1968 Serge Reding 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx 1975 Bruno Brokken 1976 Ivo Van Damme 1977 Michel Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau 1986 William Van Dijck 1987 Georges Jobé 1988 Eric Geboers 1989 Thierry Boutsen 1990 Rudy Dhaenens 1991 Jean-Michel Saive 1992 Georges Jobé 1993 Vincent Rousseau 1994 Jean-Michel Saive 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve 1997 Luc Van Lierde 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve 1999 Luc Van Lierde 2000 Joël Smets 2001–2004 Stefan Everts 2005 Tom Boonen 2006 Stefan Everts 2007 Tom Boonen 2008 Sven Nys 2009–2011 Philippe Gilbert 2012 Tom Boonen 2013 Frederik Van Lierde 2014 Thibaut Courtois 2015 Kevin De Bruyne 2016 Greg Van Avermaet 2017 David Goffin 2018 Eden Hazard 2019 Remco Evenepoel 2020-2021 Wout van Aert
Women	1975 Carine Verbauwen 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen 1980 Ingrid Berghmans 1981 Annie Lambrechts 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans 1987 Ingrid Lempereur 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans 1992 Annelies Bredael 1993 Gella Vandecaveye 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue 1996 Ulla Werbrouck 1997 Gella Vandecaveye 1998 Dominique Monami 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2005 Kim Clijsters 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2008 Tia Hellebaut 2009–2011 Kim Clijsters 2012 Evi Van Acker 2013 Kirsten Flipkens 2014 Nafissatou Thiam 2015 Delfine Persoon 2016–2017 Nafissatou Thiam 2018–2019 Nina Derwael 2020 Emma Meesseman 2021 Nina Derwael
Team	1997 Noliko Maaseik 1998 Motocross team 1999 Davis Cup team 2000 Anderlecht 2001 Fed Cup team 2002 La Villette 2003 Motocross team 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2005 Men's under-21 football team 2006 Fed Cup team 2007–2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2009–2011 Men's 4×400 metres relay 2012 Men's field hockey team 2013–2014 Men's football team 2015 Davis Cup team 2016 Men's field hockey team 2017 Davis Cup team 2018–2019 Men's field hockey team 2020 Women's national basketball team 2021 Men's field hockey team
Talent	1998 Kim Clijsters 1999 Bart Wellens 2000 Bart Aernouts 2001 Jurgen Van den Broeck 2002 Thomas Buffel 2003 Kirsten Flipkens 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem 2005 Niels Albert 2006 Yoris Grandjean 2007 Dominique Cornu 2008 Elise Matthysen 2009 Romelu Lukaku 2010 Luca Brecel 2011 Thomas van der Plaetsen 2012 Kimmer Coppejans 2013 Nafissatou Thiam 2014 Divock Origi 2015 Tiesj Benoot 2016 Louise Carton 2017 Lotte Kopecky 2018 Remco Evenepoel 2019 Yari Verschaeren 2020 Charles De Ketelaere 2021 Thibau Nys
Paralympic	2010 Sven Decaesstecker 2011 2012 Marieke Vervoort 2013 Joachim Gérard 2014 Michèle George 2015 Marieke Vervoort 2016 Laurens Devos 2017–2018 Peter Genyn 2019–2021 Joachim Gérard
Coach	2011–2012 Jacques Borlée 2013–2014 Marc Wilmots 2015 Hein Vanhaezebrouck 2016–2017 Roger Lespagnard 2018 Roberto Martínez 2019 Shane Mcleod 2020 Philip Mestdagh 2021 Shane Mcleod

v t Belgian National Time Trial Championships (women)
1980–1999	Agnes Dusart (1987) Kristel Werckx (1988) not held (1989–1998) Heidi Van De Vijver (1999)
2000–2019	Heidi Van De Vijver (1999–2001) Cindy Pieters (2002) Evy Van Damme (2003) Natacha Maes (2004–2005) An Van Rie (2006–2008) Liesbet De Vocht (2009) Grace Verbeke (2010) Liesbet De Vocht (2011–2013) Ann-Sophie Duyck (2014–2018) Lotte Kopecky (2019)
2020–2039	Lotte Kopecky (2020–2021)

v t Belgian National Road Race Champions (women)
1959–1979	Victoire Van Nuffel (1959) Rosa Sels (1960) Annie Vermeiren (1961) Yvonne Reynders (1962–1963) Denise Bral (1964) Louisa Smits (1965) Marie-Rose Gaillard (1966) Christiane Geerts (1967) Marguerita Dams (1968) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1969–1970) Mariette Laenen (1971–1972) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1973–1974) Mariette Laenen (1975) Yvonne Reynders (1976) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1977) Maria Herrijgers (1978–1979)
1980–1999	Nele D'Haene (1980) Gerda Sierens (1981) Jenny De Smet (1982) Ingrid Mekers (1983) Nele D'Haene (1984) Josiane Vanhuysse (1985) Agnes Dusart (1986–1988) Sylvie Slos (1989) Véronique De Roose (1990) Kristel Werckx (1991) Godelieve Jansens (1992) Kristel Werckx (1993) Heidi Van De Vijver (1994) Els Decottenier (1995) Sonja Vermeylen (1996–1997) Heidi Van De Vijver (1998) Cindy Pieters (1999)
2000–2019	Evy Van Damme (2000–2001) Ine Wannijn (2002) Anja Nobus (2003) Natacha Maes (2004) Corine Hierckens (2005) Veronique Belleter (2006) Ludivine Henrion (2007) Ilse Geldhof (2008) Ludivine Henrion (2009) Liesbet De Vocht (2010) Evelyn Arys (2011) Jolien D'Hoore (2012) Liesbet De Vocht (2013) Jolien D'Hoore (2014–2015) Kaat Hannes (2016) Jolien D'Hoore (2017) Annelies Dom (2018) Jesse Vandenbulcke (2019)
2020–2039	Lotte Kopecky (2020–2021)

v t Belgian Professional Cyclist of the Year
Crystal Bicycle (men)	1992 De Wolf 1993 Museeuw 1994 Herygers 1995–1997 Museeuw 1998 Steels 1999 Vandenbroucke 2000 Tchmil 2001 Verbrugghe 2002 Museeuw 2003 Van Petegem 2004–2006 Boonen 2007 S. Nys 2008–2011 Gilbert 2012 Boonen 2013 S. Nys 2014–2017 Van Avermaet 2018 Campenaerts 2019 Evenepoel 2020–2021 Van Aert
Best Young Rider	1994 Trouvé 1995 Hoste 1996 D'Hollander 1997–1998 S. Nys 1999 Hulsmans 2000 Van Goolen 2001 Boonen 2002 De Weert 2003 Vansummeren 2004–2005 Albert 2006 Cornu 2007 Albert 2008 Bakelants 2009 Boeckmans 2010 Eijssen 2011 Van der Sande 2012 Van Hoecke 2013 Decraene 2014 Teuns 2015 De Plus 2016–2017 Lambrecht 2018 Evenepoel 2019 Van Wilder 2020–2021 T. Nys
Best Manager	2000 Lefevere & Bruyneel 2001 2002–2003 Bruyneel 2004 Lefevere 2005 De Cauwer 2006 Lefevere 2007–2009 Bruyneel 2010 Sergeant 2011 2012 Bomans 2013 Lefevere 2014–2015 Planckaert 2016 De Weert 2017–2019 Lefevere 2020 Peiper 2021 &
Crystal Drop of Sweat	2005 Hulsmans 2006 Steegmans 2007 Vansummeren 2008 Aerts 2009 Vandenbergh 2010 Aerts 2011 Vanendert 2012 De Weert 2013 Vandenbergh 2014–2016 Keisse 2017 Vermote 2018–2021 Declercq
Crystal Bicycle (women)	2016–2017 D'Hoore 2018 Degrendele 2019 Cant 2020–2021 Kopecky