Belgian Lotte Kopecky continued an impressive season overshadowed by the death of her brother by winning the first stage of the women’s Tour de France on Sunday in Clermont-Ferrand.
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Belgian Lotte Kopecky continued an impressive season overshadowed by the death of her brother by winning the first stage of the women’s Tour de France on Sunday in Clermont-Ferrand.