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June 23, 2024
National Championships 2024 โ Belgium ๐ง๐ช โ Road Race WE – Sint-Lievens-Houtem – Zottegem : 123 km
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race which decides who will become Belgian national champion for the year to come.
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June 23, 2024
National Championships 2024 โ Belgium ๐ง๐ช โ Road Race WE – Sint-Lievens-Houtem – Zottegem : 123 km
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race which decides who will become Belgian national champion for the year to come. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey, which is black, yellow and red, like the national flag. These colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events to show their status as national champion. The champion’s stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider’s team kit design for this purpose.
World champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) claimed a crushing victory at the Belgian Road Championships, winning by more than three minutes after attacking alone with 30km still to race.
Sanne Cant (Fenix-Deceuninck) outsprinted Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal) for the silver medal, 3:27 behind the unassailable Kopecky. They were the only riders to finish within four minutes of Kopecky, who cruised to her fourth national road race crown.
Kopecky began to put her stamp on proceedings with more than 50km remaining in Zottegem, attacking with intent from a reduced peloton with an effort that splintered the race still further.
Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) was the first to bridge across, followed soon afterwards by Cant, Ghekiere and Jesse Vandenbulcke (De Ceuster-Bonache).
Having forced the dayโs key selection, Kopecky seemed to figure that she would not find allies in the front group and so she decided to press on alone with 30km remaining. She might light of the cobbles of Kruiswaterplein and Lippenhovestraat to stretch out her lead and the finale would prove a procession.
With a lap to go, Kopecky had a lead of 1:30, and she would more double that advantage before the finish. Behind, Cant used her explosiveness to attack on Lippenhovestraat, with Ghekiere the only rider to follow, but it was already apparent that they were competing for silver and bronze. Kopecky was in a class of her own, and she had time to celebrate her victory by dismounting and walking across the line with her bike held aloft.
Results :
 claimed a crushing victory at the Belgian Road Championships, winning by more than three minutes after attacking alone with 30km still to race.
Sanne Cant (Fenix-Deceuninck) outsprinted Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal) for the silver medal, 3:27 behind the unassailable Kopecky. They were the only riders to finish within four minutes of Kopecky, who cruised to her fourth national road race crown.
Kopecky began to put her stamp on proceedings with more than 50km remaining in Zottegem, attacking with intent from a reduced peloton with an effort that splintered the race still further.
Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) was the first to bridge across, followed soon afterwards by Cant, Ghekiere and Jesse Vandenbulcke (De Ceuster-Bonache).
Having forced the dayโs key selection, Kopecky seemed to figure that she would not find allies in the front group and so she decided to press on alone with 30km remaining. She might light of the cobbles of Kruiswaterplein and Lippenhovestraat to stretch out her lead and the finale would prove a procession.
With a lap to go, Kopecky had a lead of 1:30, and she would more double that advantage before the finish. Behind, Cant used her explosiveness to attack on Lippenhovestraat, with Ghekiere the only rider to follow, but it was already apparent that they were competing for silver and bronze. Kopecky was in a class of her own, and she had time to celebrate her victory by dismounting and walking across the line with her bike held aloft.
<strong>Results : </strong>
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