Elisa Longo Borghini apologises for her Olympics road race ninth place

Elisa Longo Borghini races through Paris on the way to ninth at the Paris Olympics road race
Elisa Longo Borghini races through Paris on the way to ninth at the Paris Olympics road race (Image credit: Getty Images)

Elisa Longo Borghini took part in the third Olympics road race of her career in Paris on Sunday but couldn't upgrade on her bronze medals from Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.

The Italian finished 3:05 down on Kristen Faulkner and still managed to record a top-10 finish at the end of the 157.6km race, and later apologised for her race.

Dani Ostanek
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