‘I left my lungs on the road’ – Elisa Longo Borghini seals podium spot at Tour de Suisse Women

Stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse Women provided a breathtaking finale to the alpine stage race as just four riders broke free from a front group of 13 with a dozen kilometres remaining in the 127.5km route. The Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) neutralised multiple attacks by the Canyon-SRAM duo of Kasia Niewiadoma and Neve Bradbury across the final 10km and tried to anticipate a last effort in the sprint in Champagne.

A final spark from the Italian Champion would fall short to Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime), who won her third stage in four days and the overall title.