Kopecky, Hoogland claim second golds at world championships - Sport
Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky will be one of the favourites for the women’s road race which concludes the championships on Sunday.
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Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky will be one of the favourites for the women’s road race which concludes the championships on Sunday.
Lotte Kopecky finally put a dent in Britain's dominance of the velodrome at the cycling world championships on Tuesday. One day after the home nation took two more gold medals in track cycling, the Belgian multi-disciplinary standout regained her points race world title from Britain's Neah Evans with a dominant performance. Kopecky and Australia's Georgia Baker gained a lap on the field early, and that proved to be decisive in the duo going one-two in the 100-lap race.
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Jennifer Valente kept the Americans atop the podium at the cycling world championships on Friday. The Olympic champion in the multidiscipline omnium, Valente bided her time in the peloton for most of the 40-lap endurance event known as the scratch race. New Zealand's Michaela Drummond beat out reigning champ Martina Fidanza of Italy for bronze.
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