The Belgian Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) has been crowned the final winner of the 35th edition of the Tour of Thuringia with a stage victory included in the sixth day that started and finished in Mulhausen, with a route of 125.3 km.
With this victory for Kopecky (Rumst, 27 years old), the Dutch team has achieved a full 6 victories in as many stages, this time with an exhibition by the Belgian double winner of the Tour of Flanders, who attacked on the last climb of the day to hit the lonely the last lap of the circuit.
Beyond the overall win, the SD Worx riders have achieved something exceptional. In each of the 6 stages they have climbed to the first step of the podium, and they have even completed it in its entirety on occasion.
The first day was a team time trial, where they beat Team Jayco. The second was for Mischa Bredewold, in front of her two companions Barbara Guarischi and Lorena Wiebes.
The third was taken by Guarischi, and the fourth by Lonneke Uneken. In the fifth stage she raised the arms of her Lorena Wiebes, while in the sixth and last she did Lotte Kopecky, who finished the overall leader.
With this exhibition, which is by no means the first of the season, the Dutch women's team has achieved full victories with all its riders, something that will truly go down in history.
