{"id":256915,"date":"2026-08-09T18:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/09\/i-just-want-to-sleep-for-a-week-elisa-longo-borghini-lands-tour-de-france-femmes-podium-on-final-stage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T18:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:22:49","slug":"i-just-want-to-sleep-for-a-week-elisa-longo-borghini-lands-tour-de-france-femmes-podium-on-final-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/09\/i-just-want-to-sleep-for-a-week-elisa-longo-borghini-lands-tour-de-france-femmes-podium-on-final-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I just want to sleep for a week&#8217; &#8211; Elisa Longo Borghini lands Tour de France Femmes podium on final stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-5eede288-941b-11f1-82a2-a546c8138ad5\">Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team l&#8217;IMAD) finished the 2026 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france-femmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France Femmes<\/a> by moving onto the overall podium on the final stage in Nice on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The result came as a surprise to the Italian champion, who leapfrogged Marlen Reusser (Movistar) after the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/marlen-reusser-dropped-then-crashes-on-descent-as-tour-de-france-femmes-podium-hopes-likely-dashed-on-final-stage-in-nice\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/marlen-reusser-dropped-then-crashes-on-descent-as-tour-de-france-femmes-podium-hopes-likely-dashed-on-final-stage-in-nice\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/marlen-reusser-dropped-then-crashes-on-descent-as-tour-de-france-femmes-podium-hopes-likely-dashed-on-final-stage-in-nice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss rider crashed<\/a> early in the 99.2-kilometre stage.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"ecom-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-5eede288-941b-11f1-82a2-a546c8138ad5-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m speechless &#8211; I have no words,&#8221; Longo Borghini said post-stage. &#8220;I really didn&#8217;t think I&#8217;d make it onto the podium after the fifth stage and after the time trial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">Cyclingnews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Longo Borghini finished seventh on the stage after a late puncture, 1:14 behind the stage and race winner Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) and second-placed Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM), but moved up the general classification because Reusser&#8217;s crash left her in the gruppetto, finishing 24:35 down on the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">While she may have been able to challenge Reusser without the crash, Longo Borghini also had to keep an eye on Canyon-SRAM&#8217;s Antonia Niedermaier, who was 49 seconds behind her in the general classification.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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On the tough climb, I managed not to lose too much to Demi and Kasia, and then I managed to get back onto Fisher-Black,&#8221; Longo Borghini said.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Then I tried to keep an eye on [Antonia] Niedermaier, who pulled all the way to the top of the climb, and I tried to make sure Antonia didn&#8217;t attack. We kept Niedermaier calm, and once we caught Kasia, we decided to go for the sprint for Paula.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BTCzRF3DNwGprUPECbjmtJ\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BTCzRF3DNwGprUPECbjmtJ slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Blasi out-sprinted Niewiadoma-Phinney for second on the stage, while Longo Borghini finished off the back of the chase group, explaining, &#8220;In the end I got a flat tyre &#8211; because, of course, I couldn&#8217;t escape having a bit of rotten luck!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">While Longo Borghini is a two-time winner of the Giro d&#8217;Italia, she hasn&#8217;t won a stage or finished on the podium of the Tour de France until today, and said she couldn&#8217;t believe the result.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Longo Borghini seemed relieved to have overcome the regrets of the days she lost time &#8211; 1:03 to Vollering in the stage 4 time trial, and 1:43 the next day in Belleville-en-Beaujolais.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I just want to go home, see my family, get on the couch, and sleep for a week. Because over the last couple of days, I kept waking up at 3:00 AM thinking about the time trial, about Stage 5, about this, and about that&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Support our unrivalled coverage of the Tour de France Femmes and women&#8217;s cycling by subscribing to Cyclingnews. In return, you get unlimited access to high-quality journalism, with breaking news, race analysis, and expert insight from inside the women&#8217;s peloton. 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