Lotte Kopecky accomplished the six-day sweep for SD Worx, profitable stage 6 on the Thüringen Girls Tour and securing the general victory.
The Belgian all-rounder launched a profitable late-race assault and crossed the road 32 seconds forward of the peloton. Her teammate Lorena Wiebes received the bunch dash for second forward of Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Jayco-AlUla) in third.
Kopecky’s victory got here after a dominant staff efficiency that noticed SD Worx win the opening staff time trial, Mischa Bredewold in stage 2, Barbara Guarischi win stage 3, Lonneke Uneken win stage 4, and Wiebes win stage 5.
Kopecky secured the general title by 35 seconds forward of teammates Wiebes and 41 seconds forward of Bredewold.
The way it unfolded
The ultimate stage 6 at Thüringen was one of many hardest phases of the six-day occasion providing the sphere a 125.2km race in Mühlhausen.
The stage opened with a bigger loop that included two ascents over Waldbaden (1.7km at 5.1%) and Hohe Weg (3.2km at 6.1%). The sector then raced towards the closing hilly circuit with two climbs earlier than a run-in to the end line in Mühlhausen.
A four-rider break set off early that included Mieke Kröger (Germany), Lieke Nooijen (Parkhotel Valkenburg), Amandine Fouquenet (Arkea) and Fabienne Jahrig (Maxx-Photo voltaic Rose).
The quartet gained a small lead over an SD Worx-led peloton. Nonetheless, they misplaced energy when, with 64km to go, Jahrig was distanced from the break on the base of the second ascent of the day, Hohe Weg.
As the sphere additional decreased the hole to the breakaway, a number of assaults got here from Fenix-Deceunink, Netherlands and Arkea, however all have been caught with 50km to go.
A number of extra assaults have been launched, and a reshuffling breakaway fashioned that finally led to Kopecky in a solo transfer 30 seconds forward of the peloton.
AG Insurance coverage-Soudal-QuickStep) led the chase, however Kopecky’s benefit continued to develop to over a minute within the closing kilometres.
The Belgian rider crossed the end line 32 seconds forward of the sphere with the victory, whereas her teammate Wiebes received the bunch dash for second place and Roseman-Gannon in third.
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