Elisa Longo Borghini and Jolien D’hoore are set to lead the way for the Wiggle High5 squad at next week’s Ovo Energy Women’s Tour. Longo Borghini will be looking to improve on her third place overall from last season, while D’hoore is hunting stage victories. Giorgia Bronzini, who recently won a stage of the Tour of California, will be another sprint option for the team.
After a strong start to the season, which saw her win Strade Bianche and lead the WorldTour rankings, Longo Borghini has been battling with illness. The illness interrupted her Ardennes campaign and forced her out of the Tour de Yorkshire. She returned to racing action on Sunday with a fourth place at Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik.
D’hoore took the bunch sprint just behind Longo Borghini over the weekend. She has already amassed five wins this season, including the overall title at the Tour of Chongming Island. She has found victory at the race before, winning stage 2 of the Women’s Tour in 2015.
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“Finally I’m healthy again, because I’ve been through some bad weeks; from Amstel on,” said Longo Borghini. “I took one week off, then I started building up again. I feel fine now, and hopefully, I can be in good shape for the Women’s Tour. I will try to work very well with my team, and I’m pretty sure we can achieve good results.
Wiggle High5 for the Women’s Tour: Giorgia Bronzini, Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Jolien D’hoore, Emilia Fahlin, Claudia Lichtenberg, Elisa Longo Borghini
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