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Lyne Lamoureux

Elisa Longo Borghini to skip Tour de France Femmes following training crash

CAHORS FRANCE JULY 26 LR Elizabeth Deignan of The United Kingdom and Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and Team Lidl Trek prior to the 2nd Tour de France Femmes 2023 Stage 4 a 1771km stage from Cahors to Rodez 572m UCIWWT on July 26 2023 in Cahors France Photo by Alex BroadwayGetty Images.

Giro d’Italia Women winner Elisa Longo Borghini announced today on X (formerly Twitter) that she will not start the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift this Monday, August 12, due to the lingering effects of a training crash this past week. Although she didn't sustain any fractures, the Italian cyclist shared that she "left a lot of skin on the road" and is currently unable to ride her bike.

She added, “I feel gutted not to be alongside my teammates to fight for a great Tour.”

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