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Giro d'Italia Women Preview with Elisa Longo Borghini | Giro Women 2026 Podcast

5/25/202630 min

Ned and Lizzie Deignan sit down to talk about the Giro Donne - how far the race has come since the early days, what's still missing, and why this year's edition feels like a turning point. They get into the calendar shift, the stages that will shape the GC battle, and the riders who could shake things up. Then Lizzie's old teammate and rival Elisa Longo Borghini joins the conversation. They talk about what it's like to race the Giro on home roads, the weight of the maglia rosa when you're Italian, and how different the race looks now compared to when she first lined up. Elisa opens up about her bid to win it for a third year running - the pressure, the motivation, and why she still races with the same fire she had on day one. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clips

Eyes Stuck From Dehydration
Midnight Escape From Sauna Room
‘They Must Take It From Me’
Packing Light Vs. Trophy Haul

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    [rhythmic music] Du terrain aux gradins jusqu'aux communautés du monde entier. Le beau jeu arrive dans notre beau pays et réunit les partisans autour d'une même passion. Tenez au creux de votre main une parcelle de l'histoire du soccer au Canada. Soyez de la partie avec la pièce de un dollar Coupe du monde de la FIFA 2026. Trouvez-la dans votre monnaie.

  2. Lizzie Deignan· Host0:24

    We arrived at this hotel and there weren't enough rooms. So we actually had to have five of us in a room without air conditioning. It was 45 degrees.

  3. Elisa Longo Borghini· Guest0:38

    But in the end, I won it twice. Like they have to win it out of me, you know?

  4. Lizzie Deignan· Host0:43

    I remember one, one time finishing and my eyeballs were so dry because I was so dehydrated. I couldn't blink and my eyelid like it got stuck.

  5. Elisa Longo Borghini· Guest0:53

    Oh my God.

  6. Lizzie Deignan· Host0:54

    I've always been very certain I wasn't going to win.

  7. Elisa Longo Borghini· Guest0:57

    Lucky you.

  8. Lizzie Deignan· Host0:58

    I don't think I've ever known you not enthusiastic to race.

  9. Elisa Longo Borghini· Guest1:02

    Well, you're actually right. I'm always enthusiastic to race every single race.

  10. Ned Boulting· Host1:06

    This podcast is proudly sponsored by Science in Sport. You can't miss SIS across the Grand Tours. And did you know they were the original sports nutrition company? They invented the first isotonic recovery drinks and gels, and their lab is where the first ever dual source gels were born. Their beta products are seen in the

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