Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini won the 2024 Women’s Giro d’Italia on Sunday, beating Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky by 21 seconds.
Elisa Longo Borghini in action during the 2024 Women’s Giro d’Italia. (Photo: ANSA)
The 32-year-old Lidl-Trek team rider, who had worn the pink leader’s jersey since the first day, becomes the fifth Italian to win the race.
Previous Italian winners are Maria Canins (1988), Roberta Bonanomi (1989), Michela Fanini (1994) and Fabiana Luperini (1995-1998, 2008).
Sunday’s eighth and final stage between Pescara and L’Aquila was won by South Africa’s Kim Le Court Pienaar in a sprint finish.
Australia’s Neve Bradbury finished on the podium in third.
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