Elisa Longo Borghini expressed her disappointment and plans for reflection after a poor performance in the elite women’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali on Saturday.
But rather than give too much attention to her own mistakes, the Italian champion chose to congratulate the three riders: new world champion Magdeleine Vallieres (Canada), silver medallist Niamh Fisher-Black (New Zealand) and bronze medallist Mavi Garcia (Spain), who risked it all in a successful breakaway and came out on top.
The winning breakaway split off the front of a reshuffling lead group in the closing lap of the elite women’s 164.6km road race held on a 15.1km city circuit that included two brutal climbs: Côte de Kigali Golf and the cobbled Côte de Kimihurura.
While the field split apart behind the trio, they were roughly a minute ahead of the main group, which included major favourites: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France), Longo Borghini and Demi Vollering (Netherlands), all looking at one another, none taking responsibility to either close the gap or make a move of their own.
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