Elisa Longo Borghini

File:Rio 2016 - Women's road race (29176431865).jpg]] 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sport/rachel-neylan-finished-second-in-world-road-cycle-titles-behind-marianne-vos/story-e6frfglf-1226479577693|title=Rachel Neylan finished second in world road cycle titles behind Marianne Vos|publisher=Heraldsun.com.au|access-date=September 23, 2012}}

In 2013, she won her first major title at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio.{{Cite web |author1=Cycling News |date=2013-03-24 |title=Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio 2013: Results |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-alfredo-binda-2013/results/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} In 2014, she won her first national championship by winning the time trial.

On 30 September 2014 it was announced she would ride for {{UCI team code|WHT|2015}} in the 2015 season.{{Cite web |url=http://wigglehonda.com/elisa-longo-borghini-joins-wiggle-honda-pro-cycling-in-2015/ |title=Elisa Longo Borghini joins Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling in 2015 | Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling |access-date=2014-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154749/http://wigglehonda.com/elisa-longo-borghini-joins-wiggle-honda-pro-cycling-in-2015/ |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{Cite web |last=Braverman |first=Jessi |date=2017-03-04 |title=Strade Bianche Women 2017: Results |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-women-2017/results/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Braverman |first=Jessi |date=9 July 2017 |title=Anna Van der Breggen wins 2017 Giro Rosa |work=Cyclingnews.com |publisher=Immediate Media Company |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-internazionale-femminile-2017/stage-10/results/ |accessdate=9 July 2017}} She also became national time trial champion for the third time, winning the road race as well.

In August 2018 Longo Borghini confirmed that she would be joining the new {{UCI team code|TFS2|2019}} team for 2019, after the Wiggle team had announced their demise.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/longo-borghini-signs-with-new-trek-womens-team-in-2019/ |title=Longo Borghini signs with new Trek women's team in 2019|date=8 August 2018 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=1 September 2018}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Giuliani |first=Simone |date=2020-09-19 |title=Anna Van der Breggen wins the Giro Rosa |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-internazionale-femminile-2020/stage-9/results/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} She also rode in the road race at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Imola, where she won the bronze medal.{{cite news |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=26 September 2020 |title=Anna van der Breggen wins elite women's world title at Imola World Championships |work=Cyclingnews.com |publisher=Future plc |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2020/elite-women-road-race/results/ |accessdate=26 September 2020}}

In 2021, she won Trofeo Alfredo Binda for the second time,{{cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=21 March 2021 |title=Longo Borghini takes solo win at Trofeo Alfredo Binda |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-alfredo-binda-comune-di-cittiglio-2021/elite-women/results/ |access-date=21 March 2021 |publisher=CyclingNews}} with two 3rd places at Paris–Roubaix Femmes and Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes.{{Cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2021-04-25 |title=Demi Vollering beats Annemiek van Vleuten to Liege-Bastogne-Liege Femmes title |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-femmes-2021/elite-women/results/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2021-10-02 |title=Lizzie Deignan solos for 82km to win inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-femmes-2021/elite-women/results/ |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} In July 2021, she competed in the {{convert|137|km|abbr=off|adj=on}}-long women's Olympic road race in Tokyo, and won the bronze medal.{{cite news |last1=Benson |first1=Daniel |title=Olympics: Shock gold for Anna Kiesenhofer in women's road race |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/olympic-games-2021/women-s-road-race/results/ |access-date=25 July 2021 |work=cyclingnews.com |date=25 July 2021}} She followed an attack by Annemiek van Vleuten with {{convert|2.1|km|abbr=off}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61926580 |title=Tour de France Femmes 2022: Riders to watch as women's race returns after 33 years |work=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2022 |access-date=21 July 2022}} She ultimately finished the race in sixth place overall.{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/2022-season-in-review-elisa-longo-borghini|title=2022 season in review: Elisa Longo Borghini|work={{UCI team code|TFS women|2022}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=26 November 2022|accessdate=17 December 2022}} She then won The Women's Tour by just one second,{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Owen |date=2022-06-11 |title=Elisa Longo Borghini wins the Women's Tour by slender bonus seconds margin |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/longo-borghini-takes-surprise-gc-win-at-the-womens-tour |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=cyclingweekly.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2023-02-12 |title=Elisa Longo Borghini wins UAE Tour Women as Kool takes final sprint |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uae-tour-women-2023/stage-4/results/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} In the Giro Donne, she was considered a favourite prior to the race.{{cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-06-29 |title=Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 - Analysing the contenders |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/giro-ditalia-donne-2023-analysing-the-contenders/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} However, she crashed out of the race on stage 5 while 2nd overall.{{Cite web |last=Giuliani |first=Simone |date=2023-07-05 |title=Elisa Longo Borghini abandons Giro d'Italia Donne after heavy stage 5 crash |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/elisa-longo-borghini-abandons-giro-donne-ditalia-after-heavy-stage-5-crash/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Stuart |first=Peter |date=2023-07-29 |title=Elisa Longo Borghini and Elisa Balsamo abandon Tour de France Femmes ahead of stage 7 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/elisa-longo-borghini-and-elisa-balsamo-abandon-tour-de-france-femmes-ahead-of-stage-7/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}

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

{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cj5079dv63zo|title=Italian Longo Borghini wins Women's Giro d'Italia|date=14 July 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/elisa-longo-borghini-wins-giro-ditalia-women-as-kim-le-court-takes-final-stage-from-breakaway|title=Elisa Longo Borghini wins Giro d'Italia Women as Kim Le Court takes final stage from breakaway|date=14 July 2024 |publisher=Cycling Weekly|accessdate=14 July 2024}} In August, she skipped Tour de France Femmes due to the lingering effects of a training crash.{{Cite web |last=Lamoureux |first=Lyne |date=2024-08-10 |title=Elisa Longo Borghini to skip Tour de France Femmes following training crash |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/elisa-longo-borghini-to-skip-tour-de-france-femmes-following-training-crash/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Cycling News |language=en}}

In February 2025, Longo Borghini won the UAE Tour, her second victory in the event, and she also won stage 3.{{Cite web |last=Clifford |first=Flo |date=2025-02-09 |title=UAE Tour Women: Lorena Wiebes dominates crash-marred bunch stage 4 sprint as Elisa Longo Borghini seals overall title |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uae-tour-women-2025/stage-4/results/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en-GB}}

Longo Borghini is the daughter of cross country skier Guidina Dal Sasso. Her older brother Paolo Longo Borghini also competed professionally as a cyclist,{{cite news|last=Bergonzi |first=Pier |title=World Championships: Vos wins Gold Longo Borghini claims Bronze |url=http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/22-09-2012/world-championships-vos-wins-gold-longo-borghini-claims-bronze--912685604027.shtml |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=22 September 2012 |author2=Scognamiglio, Ciro |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925013235/http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/22-09-2012/world-championships-vos-wins-gold-longo-borghini-claims-bronze--912685604027.shtml |archive-date=2012-09-25 }} between 2004 and 2014. In 2023 she married [https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/28-10-2023/longo-borghini-e-mosca-matrimonio-in-bici-sul-lago-maggiore.shtml Longo Borghini e Mosca matrimonio in bici sul lago maggiore] fellow cyclist Jacopo Mosca, who rides for the men's {{UCI team code|TFS men}} team.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Becket|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/if-you-dont-believe-in-your-attack-you-never-win-elisa-longo-borghini-post-paris-roubaix|title='If you don't believe in your attack you never win' — Elisa Longo Borghini post Paris-Roubaix|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Future plc|date=16 April 2022|accessdate=1 May 2022|quote=The commitment of her boyfriend, fellow Trek-Segafredo rider Jacopo Mosca, helped give Longo Borghini the energy to perform, she said.}}

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'.{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-remember-eating-two-pizzas-and-still-being-hungry-elisa-longo-borghini-on-the-ride-that-changed-her?lrh=b80be891134d7b098280d635f98ace64fe775afd3fa2e69ca48f7c87523a103c | title='I remember eating two pizzas and still being hungry' - Elisa Longo Borghini on the ride that changed her | date=25 January 2024 }}

Source: {{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=89745|title=Elisa Longo Borghini|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=17 December 2022}}

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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 15px Road race, UCI Road World Championships

: 3rd 15px 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 20px Young rider classification

::1st 20px Mountains classification

::1st Stage 5

: 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour

: 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

: 7th Le Samyn

: 9th Overall Giro d'Italia

::1st 20px 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 20px 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 20px Time trial, National Road Championships

: 1st 20px Trophée d'Or

::1st 20px Mountains classification

::1st Stage 4

: 1st 20px Overall Tour de Bretagne

::1st 20px 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 20px Italian rider classification

: 5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria

: 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour

::1st 20px 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 20px 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 20px Italian rider classification

: 9th GP de Plouay

;2016

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::2nd Road race

: 1st Giro dell'Emilia

: 1st 20px Mountains classification, Giro d'Italia

: 2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria

: 2nd Philadelphia Cycling Classic

: Olympic Games

::3rd File:Bronze medal.svg Road race

::5th Time trial

: UEC European Road Championships

::3rd 15px 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 20px Time trial

::1st 20px Road race

: 1st Strade Bianche

: 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

::1st 20px 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 15px Road race, Mediterranean Games

: 3rd Strade Bianche

: 4th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria

: 5th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

: 6th Overall The Women's Tour

::1st 20px 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 20px Italian rider classification

: 10th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta

: 10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda

;2019

: 1st 20px Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st 20px Mountains classification

::1st Stage 4

: 1st Vårgårda West Sweden TTT

: 2nd Giro dell'Emilia

: 3rd 15px 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 20px Italian rider classification

: 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen

: 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

: 10th Overall The Women's Tour

;2020

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::1st 20px Road race

: 2nd 15px Road race, UEC European Road Championships

: 2nd Overall UCI Women's World Tour

: 2nd Overall Challenge by La Vuelta

: 2nd Clasica Femenina Navarra

: 3rd 15px Road race, UCI Road World Championships

: 3rd Overall Giro Rosa

::1st 20px Italian rider classification

::1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 8

::Held 20px 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 15px Team relay, UEC European Road Championships

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::1st 20px Road race

: 1st GP de Plouay

: 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda

: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro Rosa

: 2nd Strade Bianche

: Olympic Games

::3rd File:Bronze medal olympic.svg Road race

::10th Time trial

: 3rd 15px 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 20px Time trial, National Road Championships

: 1st 20px Overall The Women's Tour

::1st Stage 5

: 1st Paris–Roubaix

: 1st Tre Valli Varesine

: 1st Giro dell'Emilia

: UCI Road World Championships

::2nd 15px 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 20px Time trial

::1st 20px Road race

: 1st 20px 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 20px Road race

::2nd Time trial

: 1st 20px Overall Giro d'Italia

::1st Stage 1 (ITT)

: 1st Tour of Flanders

: 1st Brabantse Pijl

: 1st Giro dell'Emilia

: 1st Trofeo Oro in Euro

: 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège

:UCI Road World Championships

:: 3rd 15px Road race

:: 3rd 15px Team relay

: 3rd Overall La Vuelta Femenina

: 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

: 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

: 3rd La Flèche Wallonne

: 5th Amstel Gold Race

: Olympic Games

::8th Time trial

::9th Road race

;2025

: 1st Brabantse Pijl

: 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen

: 1st 20px Overall UAE Tour

::1st Stage 3

: 3rd La Flèche Wallonne

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