Lotte Copecky, Verodor for Best Female Rider and Eddie Merckst Trophy winner for Best Classic Female Rider, Spring Classic and Gu

In 2024, SD Worx-ProTime riders will compete in the season with victories in Nokere Koerse, Paris-Roubaix, Strade Bianche, and UAE tours. We have a lot of work to do and we have a lot of work to do In addition, he won the Tour de Romandi and the Simac Ladies Tour, and took 2nd place in the Giro d'Italia overall, leaving impressive results. Kopecky capped her successful season with a World Championship title on the running roads.

Last year, Copecky won his second tour of Flanders, his second overall Tour de France, his final Green Jersey, and secured the Road World Championship in Glasgow.

She does not believe that she needs to abandon her general classification ambitions to focus on classics.

"The classic is still my favorite race. That's why I ride my bike. So I don't think I'll drop them, but you can really combine them In my opinion, classic and summer [Grand Tour] are 2 different periods on the calendar in most cases," the Belgian rider told l'équipe.

"And of course we do more mountaineering training in the spring, but still, I don't think going to a race like Liege would be a disadvantage. So I'll never really drop a spring classic for GC.

Kopecky loves "the character of the [classic] race, the weekly weather changes" and enjoys the fact that fans line up on the side of the road and that much of the race takes place in Belgium.

"First, I can deal with the rain and the cold. I like short and explosive climbs, we have a lot of them. A lot of races end up with sprints of small bundles that I also like, I'm just always really motivated for that kind of race.

Her favorite race is the tour of Flanders, but she considers the Ardennes classic the most difficult race. "Fresh Wallonne is quite difficult, but so is Liege. The final is quite heavy, so I think it's harder than the Flemish one.

The new Women's World Tour race in 2025, Milan - Sanremodon, scheduled for 3/22, is an event she is "looking forward to."

"That's what we still need to talk to the team. It's going to be a really great race," Kopecky said. "Just check how it fits in the calendar.

The Spring classic of 2025 kicks off with the women of Omloop Nieuwsblad on 3/1.