Elisa Longo Borghini

Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[3]

Elisa Longo Borghini
Personal information
Full nameElisa Longo Borghini
Born (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991
Ornavasso, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Team information
Current teamTrek–Segafredo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2011Top Girls–Fassa Bortolo
2012–2014Hitec Products–Mistral Home
2015–2018Wiggle–Honda
2019–Trek–Segafredo[1][2]
Major wins
Stage races
La Route de France (2015)
Tour de Bretagne Féminin (2014)
Trophée d'Or Féminin (2014)

One day races

Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio (2013)
Tour of Flanders for Women (2015)
Strade Bianche Donne (2017)
National Road Race Championships (2017, 2020)
National Time Trial Championships (2014, 2016, 2017, 2020)

Career
Longo Borghini after winning bronze in the women's road race at the 2016 Summer Olympics

She won the bronze medal at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships in the Women's road race event.[4][5]

She is the daughter of cross country skier Guidina Dal Sasso. Her older brother Paolo Longo Borghini is also a racing cyclist.[5]

On 30 September 2014 it was announced she would ride for Wiggle–Honda in the 2015 season.[6] In August 2018 Longo Borghini confirmed that she would be joining the new Trek–Segafredo for 2019, after the Wiggle team had announced their demise.[7]

Major results
2012
Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
1st Young rider classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 5
1st Young rider classification Giro Donne
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Grand Prix de Plouay
3rd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2013
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
2nd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
1st Stage 4
1st Mountains classification
2nd La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
2014
1st Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Prologue & Stage 3
1st Mountains classification
1st Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin
1st Mountains classification
1st Italian rider classification Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Young rider classification Holland Ladies Tour
3rd La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
3rd Gent-Wevelgem
2015
1st Overall La Route de France
1st Stages 3 & 5
1st Italian rider classification Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Tour of Flanders for Women
1st Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
3rd Strade Bianche
2016
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Giro dell'Emilia
1st Mountains classification Giro d'Italia Femminile
2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2nd The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
3rd Road Race, Olympic Games
3rd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
3rd Overall The Women's Tour
2017
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
1st Strade Bianche Donne
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Italian rider classification
3rd La Course by Le Tour de France
2018
1st Road race, Mediterranean Games
3rd Strade Bianche
4th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
5th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
6th Overall The Women's Tour
1st Mountains classification
6th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
7th Tour of Guangxi
9th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
9th Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire
10th Overall Giro Rosa
1st Italian rider classification
10th Overall La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
2019
1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 4
3rd Mixed team relay, UEC European Road Championships
5th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
8th Overall Giro Rosa
1st Italian rider classification
2020
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
2nd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
2nd Overall Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta
3rd Overall Giro Rosa
1st Italian rider classification
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
Held after Stage 1
3rd Road race World Championship

Career statistics
Classics results timeline
Monument 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 5 7 12 27 17 16 5 11 37
Strade Bianche DNE 3 4 1 3 —
Ronde van Drenthe 24 20 — 16 25 69 4 — —
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 25 25 1 6 4 — 9 10 33
Gent-Wevelgem DNE — — 3 — 15 42 72 77
Tour of Flanders for Women 52 23 2 16 1 5 10 — 17
Amstel Gold Race DNE 5 12 14
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 14 76 2 3 18 5 — 11 20
Liège-Bastogne-Liège DNE 9 DNF 9
Open de Suède Vårgårda 38 — — — 17 — — —
GP de Plouay 19 3 DNF 7 9 9 34 12

DNF = Did not finish
DNE = Race did not exist
— = Did not compete

References
  1. "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. "Trek-Segafredo Women add two to 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "Rachel Neylan finished second in world road cycle titles behind Marianne Vos". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  5. Bergonzi, Pier; Scognamiglio, Ciro (22 September 2012). "World Championships: Vos wins Gold Longo Borghini claims Bronze". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Longo Borghini signs with new Trek women's team in 2019". cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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