Tour de France Femmes suffers huge loss as thigh infection forces Elisa Longo Borghini to withdraw; Elisa Balsamo abandons from fatigue

Lidl-Trek

@LidlTrek

·Follow

🚨 Unfortunately @ElisaLongoB has also had to withdraw from the @LeTourFemmes ahead of today’s Col du Tourmalet stage, one which she was looking forward to. The Italian champion has a skin infection at the top of the left thigh, which required hospital treatment after #TDFF2023…

Lidl-Trek

@LidlTrek

·Follow

🚨 @Elisa_balsamo won’t start @LeTourFemmes Stage 7 due to fatigue. She was making her return to racing at #TDFF2023 after her crash at RideLondon Classique and so it’s been decided to miss the last two stages with an eye on preparing for the World Championships in Glasgow.