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Longo Borghini withdraws from Glasgow Worlds to treat ongoing skin infection

CLERMONTFERRAND FRANCE JULY 23 Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and Team Lidl Trek prior to the 2nd Tour de France Femmes 2023 Stage 1a 1234km stage from ClermontFerrand to ClermontFerrand UCIWWT on July 23 2023 in ClermontFerrand France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Multi-time Italian Elisa Longo Borghini will not compete at the UCI Road World Championships next week, due to treatment for a serious skin infection on her left leg which caused her to withdraw from the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift prior to stage 7.

It would have been Longo Borghini’s 12th appearance at the World Championships for road cycling, where she has a pair of road race bronze medals from 2012 and 2020. On top of that she was a crucial part of Elisa Balsamo's 2021 win, dropping her teammate off into the perfect position to launch her victorious sprint for the line.

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