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Women’s Tour: Elisa Longo Borghini wins stage five to set up thrilling finale

10-Jun-2022 16:45:10 | The Guardian

• Grace Brown retains overall lead but Italian is level on time
• Kasia Niewiadoma two seconds back before finale in Oxford

Elisa Longo Borghini won a hilltop finish on Black Mountain to win stage five of the Women’s Tour in Carmarthenshire and set up a grandstand finale for the overall title in Oxford on Saturday.

The Italian, riding for Trek-Segafredo, held off the challenge of Australia’s Grace Brown (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), who retained her overall lead. Brown picked up vital bonus seconds by finishing third, behind her fellow contender Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM).