Contrasting fortunes at Trek-Segafredo as Elisa Longo Borghini wins while Elisa Balsamo is disqualified
After last year’s brutal first Paris-Roubaix for the women, anticipation had been high for the second edition. But in a tale of two Elisa’s, Italian national champion Longo Broghini grabbed a brilliant victory for Trek-Segafredo while her team mate Balsamo, the current world champion, was disqualified. So how did it go so right for one and so wrong for the other? Balsamo was one of the pre-race favourites.


