Elisa Longo Borghini

Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam.

During her career, Longo Borghini has won the Giro d'Italia Women in 2024, as well as two bronze medals in the road race at the Summer Olympic Games, taking third-place finishes in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. She has also won two bronze medals in the equivalent event at the UCI Road World Championships, doing so in 2012 and 2020. She has won three cycling monuments: Tour of Flanders in 2015 and 2024, and Paris–Roubaix Femmes in 2022.

Career
Longo Borghini turned professional in 2011, joining the Top Girls Fassa Bortolo team. In 2012, she rode in the road race at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, where she won the bronze medal.

In 2013, she won her first major title at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio. In 2014, she won her first national championship by winning the time trial.

Wiggle–Honda
On 30 September 2014 it was announced she would ride for in the 2015 season.

In 2015, she won her first cycling monument, winning the Tour of Flanders. In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the individual road race at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She won the national time trial championship for the second time.

In 2017, she won Strade Bianche Women and finished 2nd at the Giro Rosa, as well as winning the Italian rider classification for the third time. She also became national time trial champion for the third time, winning the road race as well.

Trek–Segafredo
In August 2018 Longo Borghini confirmed that she would be joining the new team for 2019, after the Wiggle team had announced their demise.

In 2020, she became the Italian national champion after winning both the road race and time trial at the national championships. She finished 3rd at the Giro Rosa, winning the Italian rider classification for the sixth time. She also rode in the road race at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Imola, where she won the bronze medal.

In 2021, she won Trofeo Alfredo Binda for the second time, with two 3rd places at Paris–Roubaix Femmes and Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes. In July 2021, she competed in the 137 km-long women's Olympic road race in Tokyo, and won the bronze medal. She followed an attack by Annemiek van Vleuten with 2.1 km to go, with Van Vleuten securing second place and Longo Borghini securing third place. She also won the road race and time trial at the national championships for the second year in a row. She also rode in the mixed team relay at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Flanders, where she won the bronze medal.

In 2022, she won her second cycling monument, winning Paris–Roubaix Femmes. In July 2022, she was named as one of the pre-race favourites for the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes. She ultimately finished the race in sixth place overall. She then won The Women's Tour by just one second, as well as winning the time trial at the national championships for the third year in a row. She rode in the mixed team relay at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, where she won the silver medal.

In 2023, Longo Borghini won the UAE Tour Women at the start of the year. In the Giro Donne, she was considered a favourite prior to the race. However, she crashed out of the race on stage 5 while 2nd overall. The Trek–Segafredo team rebranded as Lidl–Trek prior to the Tour de France Femmes, where once again she was considered a favourite. However she withdrew from the race before stage 7 due to illness while 4th overall.

In July 2024, Longo Borghini become the first home winner of the Women's Giro d'Italia since 2008.

Personal life
She is the daughter of cross country skier Guidina Dal Sasso. Her older brother Paolo Longo Borghini also competed professionally as a cyclist, between 2004 and 2014. In 2023 she married fellow cyclist Jacopo Mosca, who rides for the men's team. Elisa is known for her humorous, friendly and lively personality commenting on her favorite win, (2013 Trofeo Alfredo Binda), Elisa recalled "After such a foul day on the bike in bleak condition, I remember that we went to a restaurant and we ate two pizzas. I mean, I ate two pizzas,” she says with a laugh. "It was because I was so hungry and my parents were so happy and they were like 'okay, we just eat whatever we want'.

Major results
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 * 2011
 * 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 * 6th Road race
 * 8th Time trial
 * 10th Omloop van het Hageland


 * 2012
 * 1st Trofeo Oro in Euro
 * 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 * 3rd Omloop van het Hageland
 * 3rd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 3rd GP de Plouay
 * 5th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Jersey light blue.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 7th Le Samyn
 * 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification


 * 2013
 * 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
 * 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 2nd Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island
 * 2nd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 3rd Chrono des Nations
 * 4th Overall Giro del Trentino
 * 4th Le Samyn
 * 4th Tour of Flanders
 * 4th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 6th Ronde van Gelderland
 * 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 9th Omloop van het Hageland


 * 2014
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Trophée d'Or
 * 1st Jersey white dots on red.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Bretagne
 * 1st Jersey black.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Prologue & Stage 3
 * 2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
 * 3rd Cholet Pays de Loire
 * 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 3rd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 4th Tour of Flanders
 * 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Italian rider classification
 * 5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 1st Jersey light blue.svg Young rider classification
 * 6th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
 * 7th Ronde van Gelderland
 * 7th GP de Plouay
 * 7th Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen
 * 8th Le Samyn
 * 10th Omloop van het Hageland


 * 2015
 * 1st Jersey orange.svg Overall La Route de France
 * 1st Stages 3 & 5
 * 1st Tour of Flanders
 * 1st Giro dell'Emilia
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 2nd Philadelphia Cycling Classic
 * 3rd Strade Bianche
 * 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 4th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
 * 5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 5th Marianne Vos Classic
 * 5th Holland Hills Classic
 * 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Italian rider classification
 * 9th GP de Plouay


 * 2016
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial
 * 2nd Road race
 * 1st Giro dell'Emilia
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification, Giro d'Italia
 * 2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 2nd Philadelphia Cycling Classic
 * Olympic Games
 * 3rd Bronze medal.svg Road race
 * 5th Time trial
 * UEC European Road Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Road race
 * 7th Time trial
 * 3rd Overall The Women's Tour
 * 4th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 4th Strade Bianche
 * 5th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
 * 5th Tour of Flanders
 * 5th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 9th Overall Belgium Tour
 * 9th GP de Plouay


 * 2017
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Road race
 * 1st Strade Bianche
 * 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Italian rider classification
 * 3rd La Course by Le Tour de France
 * 4th Ronde van Drenthe
 * 4th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 5th Amstel Gold Race
 * 9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
 * 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 10th Overall The Women's Tour
 * 10th Tour of Flanders


 * 2018
 * 1st Gold MedGames.svg Road race, Mediterranean Games
 * 3rd Strade Bianche
 * 4th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 5th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 6th Overall The Women's Tour
 * 1st Jersey black.svg Mountains classification
 * 6th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
 * 7th Tour of Guangxi
 * 9th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
 * 9th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
 * 10th Overall Giro Rosa
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Italian rider classification
 * 10th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
 * 10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda


 * 2019
 * 1st jersey white.svg Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 1st jersey orange.svg Points classification
 * 1st jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Vårgårda West Sweden TTT
 * 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team relay, UEC European Road Championships
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 5th Overall Herald Sun Tour
 * 5th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 6th La Course by Le Tour de France
 * 8th Overall Giro Rosa
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Italian rider classification
 * 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
 * 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 10th Overall The Women's Tour


 * 2020
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Road race
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Road race, UEC European Road Championships
 * 2nd Overall UCI Women's World Tour
 * 2nd Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
 * 2nd Clasica Femenina Navarra
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Giro Rosa
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Italian rider classification
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 8
 * Held Jersey pink.svg after Stage 1
 * 3rd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 4th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
 * 5th Strade Bianche
 * 5th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 6th La Course by Le Tour de France
 * 7th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
 * 8th Tour of Flanders
 * 10th Gent–Wevelgem


 * 2021
 * 1st Gold medal europe.svg Team relay, UEC European Road Championships
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Road race
 * 1st GP de Plouay
 * 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro Rosa
 * 2nd Strade Bianche
 * Olympic Games
 * 3rd Bronze medal olympic.svg Road race
 * 10th Time trial
 * 3rd bronze medal uci.svg Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
 * 3rd Paris–Roubaix
 * 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 3rd Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
 * 4th Tour of Flanders
 * 7th Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
 * 8th Amstel Gold Race
 * 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad


 * 2022
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall The Women's Tour
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Paris–Roubaix
 * 1st Tre Valli Varesine
 * 1st Giro dell'Emilia
 * UCI Road World Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay
 * 10th Road race
 * 2nd Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 4th Overall Giro Donne
 * 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 6th Overall Tour de France
 * 6th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 8th Strade Bianche


 * 2023
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Road race
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall UAE Tour
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 3rd Tour of Flanders
 * 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad


 * 2024
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Time trial
 * 1st MaillotItalia.svg Road race
 * 1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
 * 1st Tour of Flanders
 * 1st Brabantse Pijl
 * 1st Trofeo Oro in Euro
 * 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 3rd Overall La Vuelta Femenina
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 5th Amstel Gold Race