Elisa Longo Borghini is in great shape. Second in the Strade Bianche at the start of March, victorious in the Tour of Flanders ten days ago, she followed up with a new success on the Flèche Brabançonne this Wednesday.
“We wanted an open race, the team did a lot of work, we were able to attack twice,” was satisfied the 32-year-old Italian upon arrival in Overijse (Belgium). Starting in a trio with her compatriot Alessia Vigilia (FDJ-Suez) and the champion of the Netherlands, Demi Vollering, around twenty kilometers from the line, Longo Borghini resisted the pace of the leader of SD-Worx Protime in the Moskesstraat (550 m at 8.5% average), before dropping off his opponents 8 km from the finish.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège in the viewfinder
“Demi looked really strong, she did a great race,” said the winner of the day, who arrived 41 seconds ahead of the Dutchwoman, 2nd. Today I was better, tomorrow it will be her… That’s how it is in cycling. »
Before Liège-Bastogne-Liège (April 21), her main spring objective, the Italian should put herself at the service of her Lidl-Trek teammates in the next two Ardennes classics (the Amstel Gold Race, Sunday, then the Flèche Wallonne, Wednesday).
