Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini has had to pull out of Milan-San Remo Women one day before the race due to illness, her UAE ADQ team announced on their Instagram on Friday morning.
Longo Borghini was due to start as one of the favourites, having come within metres of victory at the race's inaugural edition last season after a late attack. But developing a virus overnight has forced her to miss the iconic Italian race.
