Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) stood front and centre at the UAE Tour Women pre-race photoshoot with the Abu Dhabi Cycling Club on Wednesday afternoon, holding the heptagonal winner’s trophy. She was surrounded by Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ), Mavi García (Liv AlUla Jayco), World Champion Lotte Kopecky, Lorena Wiebes (both SD Worx-Protime) and Alison Jackson (EF Education-Cannondale).
Following the press conference, Longo Borghini happily reminisced about the 2023 edition of the race. She used a victory on the stage 3 climb to Jebel Hafeet, with teammate Gaia Realini riding just behind in second place, for the duo to take the top spots and lock up 1-2 on the final stage.
