The Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini won the women’s race of the Tour of Flanders. She preceded her two breakaway companions in the sprint, the Polish Katarzyna Niewiadoma, second to her and the Dutch Shirin van Anrooi, her teammate in the Lidl Trek and third today.
Longo Borghini, a 32-year-old Piedmontese from Verbania who won Olympic bronze in Rio and Tokyo, had already won Flanders nine years ago, in 2015.
Elisa Longo Borghini ‘Different victory compared to 9 years ago’
“This victory is very different from the one nine years ago. I am more mature, in 2015 I was still a child. Now I will enjoy it much more. The Tour of Flanders means a lot to me.” Thus Elisa Longo Borghini after the victory in the women’s Tour of Flanders. Then a joke about the overall performance of her team, Lidl Trek, which also took third place with the Dutch Shirin van Anrooi. “Arriving first and third in a race like this is a great performance for the team – underlines the Italian champion -. I don’t like the rain but I have to believe that it works well for me”. As for the men, the race experienced its decisive moment on the wet pavement of the Koppenberg, where several favorites slipped and were forced to dismount their bikes, including the Belgian world champion Lotte Kopecky, who was aiming for a third consecutive victory in the “Ronde “. In the end she only finished in fifth place, nine seconds behind Longo Borghini and immediately behind the Dutch ‘legend’ Marianne Vos.
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2024-03-31 17:55:41
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