Human Powered Health is in Denmark for the inaugural Copenhagen Sprint on June 21. The 151 km race takes the peloton from the major ancient Viking settlement of Roskilde and through the countryside before finishing on the streets of the nation’s capital.
Copenhagen is one of the most bike-friendly cities in Europe, and this weekend plays host to the Women’s WorldTour peloton for a race billed as a mini world championship of speedsters.
The peloton passes through rural towns on its way across Zealand, which include Frederikssund, home of the Viking Games, before three laps of a twisty 11 km circuit in the city. The 15 corners on each lap call for vigilance and require sprint trains to be on their A game before a dead straight final kilometer dash to the line.
Our very own Valkyries in the sprint longhsip are Kathrin Schweinberger, Maggie Coles-Lyster, Daria and Wiktoria Pikulik, Romy Kasper, and Lily Williams.
How to watch
USA
Max with via the B/R Sports Add-On from 9:10 am ET / 8:10 am CT / 7:10 am MT / 6:10 am PT
UK
TNT Sports/Discovery+ from 14:10 BST
Europe
Eurosport/Discovery+ from 15:10 CET
Kathrin Schweinberger heads to Denmark with a lot of one-day racing under her belt.
“I had a good start to the season, but then I wasn‘t really happy how a few races went,” Schweinberger says. “Finally, now I can say I feel good again while pushing on the bike.”
The 26-year-old finished third and sixth in her last two races, adding to a total of nine top tens in 2025.
“My goal for Copenhagen is to be ready for an active race,” she explains. “I don‘t like to wait until things are happening, and of course, I want to contribute to the team’s success.”
She is also excited about a new test.
“It‘s cool that there is this new one-day race on the WorldTour calendar,” she says. “I like that it‘s a flat parcour, but for sure we need to keep an eye on the wind because the race can turn out very different if it starts to blow.”
Schweinberger is backed up by fellow fast finishers Maggie Coles-Lyster and Daria Pikulik, with all three having roles to play for a strong finish.
Fast Facts about Denmark
Team director Giorgia Bronzini won her second road world championship title on the streets of Copenhagen in 2011.
There are more bikes than cars in Copenhagen, and we’ll be adding six more come Saturday.
Viking helmets never had horns. Thanks 19th-century operas.
The Danish flag is the oldest flag that is still in use, having first been used in 1219.
The national dish is called stegt flæsk, which is crispy pork with potatoes and parsley sauce. Bacon with jazz.
There is a town called Middelfart. Suddenly, we can’t think of any jokes.
Denmark invented LEGO — short for “Leg godt”, meaning “play well”. They did not then invent a way of not stepping on them in the dark.
The Danish word “hygge” (pronounced hyoo-guh) means cozy vibes and comfy living. It’s a cornerstone for much of Scandinavian life. The Swedes have lagom, the Norwegians koselig, and the Finns sisu.
