Cycling - UCI World Championships 2024 - Women's Elite Road Race - Zurich, Switzerland - September 28, 2024 Belgium's Lotte Kopecky celebrates winning the race REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
ZURICH (Reuters) -Belgium's Lotte Kopecky won a thrilling women's road race as she held off a high-calibre lead group to retain her title on a rain-drenched Zurich course on Saturday.
The 154km battle was whittled down to all the main contenders on the final city circuit and it was impossible to predict the outcome as the riders entered the final kilometre.
