World road race champion Lotte Kopecky has won the 2024 Women’s Tour of Britain after leading the race from the first stage.
The Belgian finished fourth in Sunday’s final stage but it was enough to see her claim victory with a 17-second advantage.
Britain’s Anna Henderson finished in second place overall with Christine Majerus of Luxembourg third.
There were bizarre scenes at the finish line as Kopecky, 28, who was on course to win the 99km stage from Manchester to Leigh, eased off with 250 metres remaining to allow her team-mate Majerus to pass and claim victory.
