When Elisa Longo Borghini is asked how much last-minute thinking was involved in launching her race-winning attack in the 2022 edition of Paris-Roubaix, 34 kilometres from the line, she has an answer that’s very simple and very complicated at the same time.
"Zero. Nothing," she tells Cyclingnews. "At the precise moment that I attacked, I simply said to myself: 'OK, see you all in Roubaix.' In my head, I was just thinking - I want to win this race."
