In 2017 Lotta Lepistö enjoyed her best season to date with six wins but it was also a season of mixed emotions. The Cervelo-Bigla rider won the Gent-Wevelgem and Crescent Vargada WorldTour races, along with wins at Dwars Door Vlaanderen, a stage of the Giro Rosa, and the Finish road race and time trial double.
Although illness and then injury ahead of Worlds limited her potential peformance, the 28-year-old explained she still considers the year a success.
"With regards to results, it was better than ever," she said. "I wasn't too happy with my performance though because it was too up and down throughout the year. I was a little sick in the Spring then had back problems at the end of the season which affected me at the world championships."
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Starting the year with 18th at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lepistö then had a series of promising performances but it was her win at Dwars Door Vlaanderen that got the ball rolling and signalled her preparation after a breakout 2016 was perfectly planned.
"My performance in general is good so as long as I train hard I know I'll be at a good level," she reflected. "The preparation for Gent Wevelgem and the Giro was perfect which is why I managed to get victories there. But I was very disappointed at the end of the year at world champs because I wasn't able to go to that top level but I keep reminding myself that it was just one race."
At Gent-Wevelgem, Lepistö got the better of Belgian Jolien d'Hoore and explained her first WorldTour one-day win was a highlight of the season.
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