Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) claimed her ninth elite national title in San Giovanni al Natisone on Wednesday, taking the victory in the 35.6-kilometre elite women's time trial with a winning time of 46:31.
The national title is Longo Borghini's sixth in the time trial and adds to her trio of road race national championship victories.
Longo Borghini topped FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope's Vittoria Guazzini by 32 seconds, with Marta Cavalli, also of FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope, third at 1:02.
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