Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini won the women's Giro d'Italia on Sunday as she held on to the pink jersey in the final stage won by German Liane Lippert on the famous Imola Formula One track. Longo Borghini had snatched the overall lead in the seventh and penultimate stage on Saturday from Swiss rider Marlen Reusser and finished 18 seconds ahead in the final classification.

A fter eight days of racing, Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) stood atop the Giro d'Italia Women GC podium for the second year in a row, having defended her 2024 victory.

UAE Team ADQ’s Elisa Longo Borghini has won the Giro D’Italia Women for the second year in a row. The 33-year-old Italian finished eighteen seconds ahead of Movistar’s Marlen Reusser after taking the race lead from the Swiss rider in the penultimate stage.