Elisa Longo Borghini will not participate in the Tour de France Femmes (August 12-18). The Italian champion, who won the Giro d'Italia Women earlier this summer, fell during training and will therefore not participate in the Tour.
"Unfortunately, I will not be at the start of the Tour de France Femmes due to the consequences of a fall in training," Longo Borghini writes on
X. "There are no fractures, but I left a lot of skin on the asphalt and I can’t ride my bike at the moment. I’m very disappointed that I won’t be able to fight for a great Tour for
Lidl-Trek together with my teammates. Good luck, ladies!"