Elisa Longo Borghini suffers concussion in Tour of Flanders crash

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 06 Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and UAE Team ADQ prior to the 22nd Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour des Flandres 2025 Womens Elite a 1689km one day race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde UCIWWT on April 06 2025 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) was all smiles at the start in Oudenaarde (Image credit: Getty Images)

Defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini was forced to abandon the Tour of Flanders on Sunday after being involved in a serious crash, with her UAE Team ADQ team announcing after medical checks that the 33-year-old Italian had a concussion.

The Italian champion went down early in the 168.8km race in one of the many crashes as the peloton made its approach to the first cobbled section.

Lyne Lamoureux

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