Twelfth for Kopecky on Belgium Tour opener

18 June 2025

The opening stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour unfolded exactly as expected for Team Novo Nordisk with an uneventful 190km before a frantic finale with 22-year-old Matyas Kopecky 12th in Knokke-Heist.

“I was too far back going into the sprint,” said Kopecky. “The situation changed pretty quickly and throughout the last lap I was in a good position, on a good wheel but then with 1.5km to go I’d lost momentum and slid out of line a little.”

“Those mistakes and loss of position are so costly on a finish like this, it’s an explosive effort after quite a tranquil day. It’s a long stage and you stay calm for most of it and then have to switch on at the last and mistakes happen if you lose your focus at the end.”

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