Lotte Kopecký will wear new team colors in the new year, but that doesn't mean he's taking a break from his work with Lotte Soudal after a successful season on the road, according to Sporza, the reigning Belgian road and time trial national champion took part in his first cyclocross race in October.

"I'm enjoying it. There is no stress, nothing is demanding," Kopecky told Sporza. 'Yes, I always look forward to racing. There's no stress, nothing to do. I don't expect to be on the podium. Everything is allowed, but nothing is required. That's what I enjoy about cross."

Kopecky will compete in the World Cup race in Hulst this Sunday, followed by the Belgian championships on January 9. 2021 will be his first road season since moving from Lotto Soudal, where he has raced for the past five seasons, to Liv Racing, where he will compete in the spring classics and the summer He will concentrate on the spring classics and the track races for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for the summer.

In October, Kopecky competed in the second round of the Telenet Superprestige series at Ruddervoorde, finishing 38th. After her first cyclocross experience, Kopecký posted on Instagram I had so much fun today! I've wanted to do cyclocross for so long, even two mechanicals didn't stop me!"

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She then went on to complete four more races, including her first World Cup race. She has three top 20 finishes to date, including 11th at the X2O Trofee Koppenbergcross in Oudenaarde. He was undeterred by the rain and mud at the World Cup in Dendermonde this past weekend.

"Sunday in Dendermonde was great," said Koppenberg. I love riding in the rain in road races, and I was really looking forward to that race. It was my first time running in the mud. It would have been a shame if the race had been cancelled because of the storm."[13

Kopecky was elected "Flandrienne 2020." This is one of the top awards for Belgian cyclists, selected by a vote of her peers and given by Het Nieuwsblad newspaper; the 25-year-old won the national time trial and road race in the 2020 season, as well as a stage win at the Giro Rosa. She also took six podium finishes, including a silver medal in Ghent-Wevelgem and third place in the Tour de Flanders.