# Elisa Longo Borghini

Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ.
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 Wiggle–Honda 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 Trek–Segafredo 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-kilometre (85-mile)-long women's Olympic road race in Tokyo, and won the bronze medal. She followed an attack by Annemiek van Vleuten with 2.1 kilometres (1.3 miles) 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. In August, she skipped Tour de France Femmes due to the lingering effects of a training crash.

### Team UAE ADQ

In February 2025, Longo Borghini won the UAE Tour, her second victory in the event, and she also won stage 3.

## Personal life

Longo Borghini 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 Lidl–Trek 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

Source:

### 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 Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd 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 Young rider classification
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 5
    6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    7th Le Samyn
    9th Overall Giro d'Italia
       1st 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 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 Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Trophée d'Or
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 4
    1st Overall Tour de Bretagne
       1st 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 Italian rider classification
    5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
    6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
       1st 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 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 Italian rider classification
    9th GP de Plouay

### 2016

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race
    1st Giro dell'Emilia
    1st Mountains classification, Giro d'Italia
    2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
    2nd Philadelphia Cycling Classic
    Olympic Games
       3rd Road race
       5th Time trial
    UEC European Road Championships
       3rd 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 Time trial
       1st Road race
    1st Strade Bianche
    2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
       1st 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 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 Tour de Yorkshire
    10th Overall Giro Rosa
       1st Italian rider classification
    10th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
    10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda

### 2019

    1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
       1st Points classification
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 4
    1st Vårgårda West Sweden TTT
    2nd Giro dell'Emilia
    3rd 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 Italian rider classification
    8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
    9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    10th Overall The Women's Tour

### 2020

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       1st Road race
    2nd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
    2nd Overall UCI Women's World Tour
    2nd Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
    2nd Clasica Femenina Navarra
    3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd Overall Giro Rosa
       1st Italian rider classification
       1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 8
       Held 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 Team relay, UEC European Road Championships
    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       1st Road race
    1st GP de Plouay
    1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro Rosa
    2nd Strade Bianche
    Olympic Games
       3rd Road race
       10th Time trial
    3rd 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 Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall The Women's Tour
       1st Stage 5
    1st Paris–Roubaix
    1st Tre Valli Varesine
    1st Giro dell'Emilia
    UCI Road World Championships
       2nd 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 Time trial
       1st Road race
    1st 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 Road race
       2nd Time trial
    1st 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 Road race
       3rd Mixed 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 Overall UAE Tour
       1st Stage 3

### Major Tour results timeline

| Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| La Vuelta Femenina | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | 3 |
| Giro Donne | 18 | 9 | — | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4 | DNF | 1 |
| Tour de France Femmes | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 6 | DNF | — |

### Classics results timeline

| Monument | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Tour of Flanders | 52 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | 17 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| Paris–Roubaix | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | NH | 3 | 1 | 21 | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 9 | DNF | 9 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Classic | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 37 | — | 10 | 43 | 10 | 3 |
| Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Ronde van Drenthe | 24 | 20 | — | 16 | 25 | 69 | 4 | — | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda | 25 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 9 | 10 | 33 | NH | 1 | 12 | — | — |
| Gent–Wevelgem | DNE | — | — | — | — | 15 | 42 | 72 | 77 | 10 | 33 | 43 | — | 33 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | NH | 30 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| Brabantse Pijl | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Amstel Gold Race | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 5 | 12 | 14 | NH | 8 | — | 28 | 5 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 14 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| Open de Suède Vårgårda | 38 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | DNF | Not held | Not held | — | NH | NH |
| GP de Plouay | 19 | 3 | DNF | 7 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 59 | — | 51 |

### Major championships results timeline

| Event | Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Olympic Games | Time trial | NH | — | Not held | Not held | Not held | 5 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 10 | Not held | Not held | 8 |
| Olympic Games | Road race | NH | — | Not held | Not held | Not held | 3 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 3 | Not held | Not held | 9 |
| World Championships | Time trial | 32 | 15 | 13 | 15 | — | — | 18 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| World Championships | Road race | 57 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 89 | DNF | 13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | — | 3 |
| World Championships | Team time trial | NH | 8 | 13 | — | 4 | — | — | — | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| World Championships | Team relay | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | 4 | NH | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
| European Championships | Road race | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | 3 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — |
| European Championships | Time trial | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | Elite races did not exist | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| European Championships | Team relay | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | 1 | — | 3 | NH | — | — |
| National Championships | Time trial | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| National Championships | Road race | 9 | 13 | DNF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DNE | Did not exist |
| NH | Not held |