Belgian Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) won her first women's Paris-Roubaix on Saturday. The 28-year-old beat the Italian Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and the British Pfeiffer Georgi (DSM) by a breath.

The world champion, 28 years old, who had always dreamed of this race, beat the Italians and the Brits by a small group sprint at the Roubaix velodrome.