Lotte Kopecky wins sixth consecutive elite women's Belgian time trial title

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Marthe Goossens finishes second, Marion Norbert Riberolle takes third in Binche

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BINCHE BELGIUM JUNE 20 LR Silver medalist Marthe Goossens of Belgium and AG InsuranceSoudal Team gold medalist Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD WorxProtime and bronze medalist Marion Norbert Riberolle of France and Team FenixDeceuninck pose on the podium during the medal ceremony after during the 105th National Championships Belgium 2024 Womens Individual Time Trial a 193 km on June 20 2024 in Binche Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Lotte Kopecky wins elite women's time trial title at 2024 Belgian Road Championships(Image credit: Getty Images)

Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) smashed the elite women's time trial to take the victory for a sixth consecutive year at the Belgian Road Championships.

“It is always nice to renew the Belgian title,” Kopecky told Wielerflits in a flash interview.

Kopecky, a multi-discipline road and track World Champion, covered the 19.3km course in a winning time of 25:57 in Binche, beating runner-up Marthe Goossens (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) by 43 seconds and third-placed Marion Norbert Riberolle (Fenix-Deceuninck Development Team) by 44 seconds.

“It was a nice course in itself, with good road conditions. But it was also very difficult," she said regarding the course. 

"There were some difficult parts: headwind, slightly ascending. So yes, it was a very nice time trial course. You could make the biggest difference in the second part of the course. The first part was very fast, with a number of descending parts, which made it difficult to really gain time. But the second part was really the most difficult.”

The elite women's field will compete in the 123km road race for the championship jersey in Zottegem on Sunday.

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