Elisa Longo Borghini solos to fourth win at Giro dell’Emilia Donne
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Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) wins Giro dellEmilia Internazionale Donne Elite 2024(Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) assaults the ultimate time up San Luca climb (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Moist situations challenged the peloton(Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Cat Ferguson (Movistar) units the tempo on the primary ascent of San Luca(Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Giro dell’Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite 2024 podium: second place Evita Muzic (FDJ-Suez), winner Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) and third place Juliette Labous (dsm-firmenich PostNL)(Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) took a solo win on the Giro dell’Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite to assert her fourth victory on the Italian race, attacking on the primary time up the San Luca climb and utilizing her descending expertise to distance her rivals in chilly and moist situations.
Longo Broghini was capable of maintain on to her hole within the closing 10 kilometres, with Evita Muzic (FDJ-Suez) crossing 9 seconds behind as she outsprinted Juliette Labous (dsm-firmenich PostNL) for second place.
In its eleventh version, the 114km girls’s race featured an extended, flat run-in earlier than the 2 ascents of San Luca (2.1km at 9.4%) which supplied the launching level for the profitable transfer.
The peloton stayed largely collectively as they made their approach from Vignola to San Luca, with solely High Women Fassa Bortolo teammates Marta Pavesi and Chiara Reghini breaking away for a short while earlier than being reeled in on the slopes of San Luca.
Though a dwell broadcast was deliberate, the helicopters had been grounded as a result of climate situations, stopping the published from airing.
“Immediately it was a lovely race, though after the chilly I suffered by on the Worlds in Zurich, I might have preferred some sunshine. For me it’s all the time a pleasure to race and win in my nation, carrying the tricolore jersey. It all the time has a particular feeling, I by no means get uninterested in it,” Longo Borghini mentioned in a group media launch.
“Of the 4 victories at Giro dell’Emilia, I feel the primary one was essentially the most stunning, additionally as a result of again within the day [2015] I did not win usually…”
Her three earlier victories passed off in 2015, 2016, and 2022.
“Immediately’s was completely different, as a result of normally every part is resolved within the closing climb to San Luca, whereas right now I managed to go alone on the descent after which, seeing that the hole was large enough, I took the possibility to experience straight to the end,” mentioned Longo Borghini.
“I really like the Giro dell’Emilia, I feel it is likely one of the most stunning races, a real autumn Traditional. I’m completely happy that the organisers took up my suggestion to make it more difficult. Placing a climb within the center was inconceivable, so the double climb of San Luca was a profitable selection.”
Longo Borghini, who’s transferring to UAE Crew ADQ subsequent season, mentioned she “notably wished to win” as she mentioned goodbye to her group of six years and head director Ina-Yoko Teutenberg.
“These [today and then the Simac Tour] are my final days with Lidl-Trek. Immediately, was the final race with Ina within the group automobile. I need to shut this chapter in the absolute best approach. After which, there was additionally Luca [Guercilena] with us on the race. He clearly requested us to win, I could not, and did not need, to disappoint him [laughing].”
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