Elisa Longo Borghini facts for kids
Longo Borghini in 2022
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| Full name | Elisa Longo Borghini | ||
| Born | 10 December 1991 Verbania, Italy |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 59 kg | ||
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| Current team | Lidl–Trek | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | All-rounder | ||
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Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is a professional road cyclist from Italy. She rides for the Lidl–Trek team.
Elisa is a very successful cyclist. She won the Giro d'Italia Women in 2024. She has also won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympic Games in the road race, in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
She has also earned two bronze medals at the UCI Road World Championships in the road race, in 2012 and 2020. Elisa has won three major one-day races called "cycling monuments": the Tour of Flanders in 2015 and 2024, and Paris–Roubaix Femmes in 2022.
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Elisa's Cycling Journey
Elisa Longo Borghini started her professional cycling career in 2011. She joined the Top Girls Fassa Bortolo team.
Early Career Successes
In 2012, Elisa competed in the 2012 UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg. She won a bronze medal in the road race there.
In 2013, she won her first big race, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio. The next year, in 2014, she won her first national championship in the time trial event.
Riding for Wiggle–Honda
In 2015, Elisa joined the Wiggle–Honda team. This was a big step in her career.
In 2015, she won her first "cycling monument," the Tour of Flanders. A year later, in 2016, she won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She also won the national time trial championship for the second time.
In 2017, Elisa won the Strade Bianche Women race. She also finished second in the Giro Rosa and won the Italian rider award for the third time. That year, she became the national champion in both the time trial and road race.
Joining Trek–Segafredo
In 2019, Elisa joined the new Trek–Segafredo team. This team later became known as Lidl-Trek.
In 2020, she became the Italian national champion again, winning both the road race and time trial. She finished third in the Giro Rosa and won the Italian rider award for the sixth time. She also earned a bronze medal in the road race at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Imola.
In 2021, Elisa won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda for the second time. She also got third place in two other major races: Paris–Roubaix Femmes and Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes. In July 2021, she won another bronze medal in the women's Olympic road race in Tokyo. She also won the national road race and time trial championships for the second year in a row.
In 2022, Elisa won her second cycling monument, the Paris–Roubaix Femmes. She finished sixth overall in the first Tour de France Femmes. She then won The Women's Tour by a very close margin. She also won the national time trial championship for the third year in a row.
In 2023, Elisa won the UAE Tour Women. She was a favorite for the Giro Donne but had to leave the race after a crash. She also had to withdraw from the Tour de France Femmes due to illness.
In July 2024, Elisa made history by becoming the first Italian woman to win the Women's Giro d'Italia since 2008. She later skipped the Tour de France Femmes to recover from a training accident.
Elisa's Family Life
Elisa comes from a family of athletes. Her mother, Guidina Dal Sasso, was a cross-country skier. Her older brother, Paolo Longo Borghini, was also a professional cyclist.
In 2023, Elisa married fellow cyclist Jacopo Mosca. He also rides for the men's Lidl–Trek team. Elisa is known for her fun and friendly personality. She once joked about eating two pizzas after winning a tough race, saying she was "so hungry" and her parents were "so happy."
Major Achievements
Elisa has achieved many great results throughout her career. Here are some of her top finishes:
- 2011
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2012
- 1st Trofeo Oro in Euro
- 3rd
Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2013
- 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 2014
- 1st
Time trial, National Championships - 1st
Overall Trophée d'Or - 1st Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st
- 2015
- 1st
Overall La Route de France - 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st
- 2016
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 3rd
Road race, Olympic Games
- 1st
- 2017
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st Strade Bianche
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st
- 2018
- 1st
Road race, Mediterranean Games
- 1st
- 2019
- 1st
Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
- 1st
- 2020
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 2nd
Road race, UEC European Road Championships - 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 3rd Overall Giro Rosa
- 1st
- 2021
- 1st
Team relay, UEC European Road Championships - 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st GP de Plouay
- 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 3rd
Road race, Olympic Games
- 1st
- 2022
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Overall The Women's Tour
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd
Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
- 2023
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st
Overall UAE Tour - 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1st
- 2024
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st
Overall Giro d'Italia - 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
Images for kids
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Elisa Longo Borghini after winning bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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See also
In Spanish: Elisa Longo Borghini para niños
