Kopecky and Bossuyt’s gold is already the seventh Belgian medal at the European track cycling championships in Konya. Earlier at this European Championship, Kopecky took the individual titles in the elimination race and the points race, and Bossuyt the bronze in the omnium.
The title caused a lot of emotion for both Bossuyt and Kopecky, who started their journey towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games at the European Championships. Bossuyt only returned from a two-year suspension halfway through last year due to a so-called unintentional ingestion of a banned product.
It is the first European title ever as a couple for 30-year-old Kopecky and 25-year-old Bossuyt.
