The start of the Tour de France women is marked by a big surprise, with the failure of one of the peloton stars during the 1st stage.
There were beautiful people at the front from the first day of racing. The 1st stage of the Tour de France Women was won Saturday by Marianne Vos, ahead of Kimberley Le Court Pienaar and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. In their wake, the last two winners of the yellow jersey, Kasia Niewadoma and a half vollering. But not all the favorites responded …
This is the case of Lotte Kopecky. The Belgian was eagerly awaited on this stage where the peloton borrowed the Cadoudal coast. But she finished far from the best, to the disarray of her team.
“It is clear that Lotte did not have legs. It was not what we hoped for. Lorena (Wiebes) and Anna (van der Breggen) were going to prepare the sprint for monkfish, but she was not where she should have been, Danny Stam, the SD-World sports director, regretted Danny Stam, with Sporza. We did not receive any sign indicating that Lotte did not feel well. This is why it is a surprise for us. »»
Kopecky and the general classification, it’s dead
Lotte Kopecky had been touched by the ribs a few weeks ago during the Tour of Italy. Before the start of this Tour de France, the powerful SD-World announced that the world champion would not target the general classification this year. With this lost minute from the first day of racing, the strategy is not likely to change.
“The general classification was not anyway possible for monkfish. Now it’s completely out of the question ”Confirms Danny Stam, about the one who finished 2nd in the final classification in 2023.
