Elisa Balsamo secures women's road race title at Italian Road Championships

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World Champion beats Rachele Barbieri and Barbara Guarischi in sprint

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Elisa Balsamo wins women's road race at Italian Road Championships
Elisa Balsamo wins women's road race at Italian Road Championships(Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) won her first elite women's road race title at the Italian Championships. The reigning World Champion won the sprint to take the title from runner-up Rachele Barbieri (Liv Racing Xstra) and third-placed Barbara Guarischi (Movistar Team).

Defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini, who normally races for Trek-Segafredo, lined up in the Fiamme Oro-Polizia jersey for the national championships.

A group of three emerged with 40km to go that included Elena Pirrone (Fiamme Oro), Francesca Pisciali (Team Mendelspeck), Iris Monticello (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo). 

The trio gained just under a minute on the field led by teams Be Pink, Isolmant Premac Vittoria, Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria and Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo.

The field back together in the closing kilometres, Balsamo was fastest to the line taking her first elite women's road race title.

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