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.

Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) won the Giro d'Italia Women 18 seconds ahead of Marlen Reusser (Movistar). After taking the race lead off Reusser on the penultimate stage, Longo Borghini defended the pink jersey on stage 8 from Forlì to Imola, finishing fourth behind the Swiss woman on the day.

L iane Lippert rode to a final stage win at this year’s Giro d’Italia Women after a thrilling day which saw Elisa Longo Borghini claim a well-fought general classification. The Movistar rider held out against former four-time victor Anna van der Breggen to take the stage on the ride.