‘You never have to give up, you always have to fight, fight’ – Elisa Longo Borghini limits losses in Dolomite stage of Giro d’Italia Women

Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) lost more precious seconds to Giro d’Italia Women rivals Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen but found optimism in her performance after an illness-disrupted spring and after losing 1:50 to van der Breggen in Tuesday’s Nevegal time trial.

The defending Giro d’Italia Women champion was dropped on the first climb up to Costa at the foot of the Dolomites but fought back on.