Belgian Road Championships: Lotte Kopecky claims seventh straight time trial title

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Road world champion tops Goossens, Claes

Lotte Kopecky in the Belgian champion's jersey on the podium with Lotte Claes and Marthe Goossens after winning the 2025 women's individual time trial title
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For the seventh year in a row, Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) won the elite women's individual time trial at the Belgian Road National Championships, setting a time of 24:37 on the 20.1 kilometre course in Brasschaat.

Kopecky stormed to the title by nearly a minute over second-placed Marthe Goossens (AG Insurance-Soudal). Lotte Claes (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) was a distant third at 1:48.

“I had a good feeling, as far as that is possible in a time trial,” Kopecky said in the post-race interview. “I was immediately on a good pace and was able to continue it well to the finish.

“It feels good when you can almost catch up with number two. So I can confidently go into Sunday's road race. That will be a very difficult race to win. I will have to make the right choices and dare to lose at times. I expect more opposition on Sunday.”

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