Longo Borghini defends Giro Women maglia rosa in the heat of the first climbing stage

On the first summit finish of the Giro d’Italia Women, Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) defended her pink leader’s jersey by finishing fourth on the day behind stage winner Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx-Protime). 

Just in front of Longo Borghini on the mountain climb rode Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), taking podium spots, but more importantly, they carved away at Longo Borghini’s overall lead.