Speaking at the finish, Elisa Longo Borghini was quick to praise the Team who delivered her to the win: "This is the way you always dream to win, together with your teammate. Today we owe a lot to Gaia Realini, for me she was the MVP of the day. She was just incredible, she set a hard pace and all of a sudden we were alone. We said we just need to go this pace together and then celebrate together. At the finish, me and Gaia wanted her to win so that she takes the stage and I take the jersey, but then we did some calculations and the Team Director decided to do it this way. Gaia is an incredible bike rider so I am looking forward to give this victory back to her.
Today I have to say a big thank you to Gaia and everyone in the team because they were so strong and riding in the wind for me. We knew that Cavalli was dropped so we took the opportunity in our own hands. Thanks you to Ilaria, Elynor, Gaia and Lauretta. We were five heroes in my opinion, I have four champions next to me."
