{"id":247020,"date":"2025-11-06T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/247020\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:18:11","slug":"guess-whos-back-lotte-kopecky-to-return-to-competition-at-gent-six-day-after-vertebral-fracture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/247020\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Guess who’s back?’ \u2013 Lotte Kopecky to return to competition at Gent Six Day after vertebral fracture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lotte Kopecky<\/a> will return to competition at the iconic Gent Six Day after a crash and subsequent vertebral fracture in her final road race of 2025 ruled her out of the Track World Championships<\/a> and racing altogether for two months.<\/p>\n

The former two-time road World Champion has been enjoying a mix of recovery and holiday in the days since she crashed out of the Tour de l’Ard\u00e8che in September and sustained an injury worse than initially feared<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It’s the second season in succession that Kopecky has approached the winter with an injury, with a knee injury hampering her preparation for the 2025 season, so she wanted to change how her recovery was approached.<\/p>\n

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“Last year, I injured my knee. Back then I just wanted to train ASAP. Which led to setback after setback and in the end running even more behind,” said Kopecky on Instagram<\/a> in September, announcing that he season was over.<\/p>\n

“So let\u2019s approach this one right. I\u2019ll give myself the time to let my body and the fracture heal properly.”<\/p>\n

After some time back on the bike in Lanzarote last week, it appears Kopecky has recovered sufficiently to race again at the long-standing Belgian track event at the Gent ‘t Kuipke velodrome. The racing in Flanders takes place from November 18-23.<\/p>\n

The race announced via social media that Kopecky would be returning to where she has long been a fixture and winner, with the caption “Guess who’s back?” on Tuesday. She’s set to race on Friday and Saturday in an elimination race and a points race against the likes of Shari Bossuyt and Katrijn De Clercq, and will be hoping for a fourth women’s title in Gent in a row.<\/p>\n

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After racing on the boards once again, the Belgian will look to rebuild into the 2026 road season with SD Worx-Protime, after a rocky season saw her take just three victories, significantly down from the 16 and 14 she managed in the two years prior, with the highlight being a third Tour of Flanders crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n