Elisa Longo Borghini to race with 'true grit and tenacity' at Giro d'Italia Donne

Elisa Longo Borghini wins time trial and road race national titles at the Italian Road Championships
Elisa Longo Borghini wins time trial and road race national titles at the Italian Road Championships (Image credit: Giro d'Italia Donne / Starlight)

Elisa Longo Borghini secured double national titles in the time trial and road race at the Italian Road Championships and has expressed her pride in wearing the tricolore jerseys at the upcoming Giro d'Italia Donne from June 30 to July 9, where she aims to race with 'true grit and tenacity."

"It is a wonderful feeling to be on the streets of my country while bearing the tricolore; it is a distinctive symbol that fills me with pride and charges up my batteries for the competition," Longo Borghini said. 

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Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.