{"id":659674,"date":"2026-06-26T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/659674\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:07:09","slug":"lotte-claes-unseats-lotte-kopecky-as-the-new-elite-womens-time-trial-title-at-the-belgian-road-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/659674\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotte Claes unseats Lotte Kopecky as the new elite women&#8217;s time trial title at the Belgian Road Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-a3c38dbe-3b99-44dc-9a56-cf1cb93d6b91\">Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) claimed the elite women&#8217;s individual time trial at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/belgian-road-championships\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/belgian-road-championships\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/belgian-road-championships\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Belgian Road Championships<\/a> on Friday. 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