Lotte Kopecky takes the first leader's jersey in Schleiz The powerful Dutch team beat runner-up squad Team Jayco AlUla by 10 seconds and third-placed Canyon-SRAM by 21 seconds with Lotte Kopecky crossing the line first and so taking the first leader's jersey of the six-day event Kopecky was joined by teammates Mischa Bredewold Kopecky will wear the leader's jersey into stage 2's 153km road race in Gera on Wednesday We are in a good flow as a team and will now see what is possible for us in the general classification this week,” Kopecky said Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour, seeking a place on the Women's WorldTour next season is one of the long-standing stage races on the women's calendar The opening stage was a team time trial, one of the few offered this season, on a flat track to and from Schleiz. The women competed in a team time trial at the revamped La Vuelta Femenina earlier in May with SD Worx finishing fifth behind winning team Jumbo-Visma 17 teams lined up to kick off the six-day event with One World Team Women setting the first time of the day at 14:58.  Faster times bumped the German team out of the hot seat with the German National Team the first to break through 13 minutes The team finished ninth on the day with powerful riders which include Mieke Kröger and Hannah Ludwig Their time didn't last long as UAE Team Emirates and Arkéa-Samsic all posted faster times at the 39 kph average speeds.  AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep crossed the line with an average speed of 40 kph in fifth place averaging more than 40 kph were Fenix-Deceuninck respectively and then Canyon-SRAM with the third fastest time of 13:26 Results powered by FirstCycling Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023 Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025 The International Road Racing Championship (IRRC) was rocked by a tragic event this weekend was marked by the death of 32-year-old Italian rider Luca Salvadori during the first lap of the SBK/STK 1000 class race At a fast left-hand bend in front of the paddock who was taking part in his third IRRC race this season after Hengelo and Schleiz The seriousness of the situation became immediately apparent Salvadori couldn’t resist his injuries and died in hospital had recently finished the 2023 MotoE World Championship in 17th position His participation in the IRRC demonstrated his versatility and passion for motorcycling in different competition formats The event organizers called a special meeting on Sunday morning to inform the riders of the tragic outcome it was decided that the event would go ahead as planned the participants were given the freedom to decide whether or not they wished to compete in the remaining races This incident casts a shadow over what should have been an exciting end to the season The title decisions in the Supersport and Superbike classes which was hosting its 61st edition of this traditional event thus became the scene of one of the darkest moments in the recent history of road motorcycling To the family and friends of Luca Salvadori MotorcycleSports extends its most sincere condolences The Junior e-Motocross Series returns in 2025 and registrations are officially open for young riders competing with the KTM SX-E 5 you’ve decided to embark on your first motorcycle speedway race experience In the exciting 10th edition of the 100km dei Campioni event The Tavullia Ranch was once again the stage for the traditional flat-track challenge The 56th edition of the iconic Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix concluded with another all-BMW podium once again highlighting the BMW M 1000 RR as the machine to beat.. © 2025 M Sports - Premium news & magazine M Sports Please enter your username or email address to reset your password © 2025 M Sports - Premium news & magazine M Sports Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid  Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Qualifying Starting Grid Qualifying Starting Grid Qualifying Starting Grid Qualifying Starting Grid  Race 1 | Race 2 Qualifying Starting Grid Free practice 1 | Free practice 2 Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid  Free practice  Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid  Qualifying 1  Starting Grid Free practice Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid Starting Grid  Free practice Qualifying 1  Starting Grid Free practice 1 Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025.