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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Bassam

Elisa Longo Borghini leaves rivals and anxiety in the dust at Paris-Roubaix

Trek-Segafredo’s Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini crosses the finish line in Roubaix.
Trek-Segafredo’s Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini crosses the finish line in Roubaix. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

Elisa Longo Borghini won the second edition of the women’s Paris-Roubaix after blowing away the field with a solo raid more than 30 kilometres from the famous velodrome, to take victory in dominant fashion.

After catching a three-rider breakaway group, Longo Borghini attacked over the top on the cobbles and never looked back.

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