SD Worx downplays Kopecky's GC hopes ahead of Tour de France Femmes
Lotte Kopecky has been runner-up at both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, but her SD Worx-ProTime team said on Wednesday that it "has abandoned its original plan to go for the general classification with Kopecky as its sole leader" at the upcoming Tour de France Femmes. Kopecky recently pulled out of the Giro due to back pain.
SD Worx squad outlined its Tour ambitions in a roster unveiling that confirmed that Kopecky will be joined at the race by Anna van der Breggen, Lorena Wiebes, Blanka Vas, Mischa Bredewold, Femke Gerritse, and Elena Cecchini. Kopecky and Van der Breggen are both potential contenders for the overall win, but according to a press release, "the team will now start with the aim of winning as many stages as possible."
Team boss Danny Stam further explained that "we will take it day by day during the race to see how [Kopecky] is doing. Maybe there are still opportunities to compete for the general classification, and if so, we will go for it."
