Elisa Balsamo was notably absent from the Tour of Flanders last Sunday, which raised a few eyebrows. But just three days later, the Italian rider from Lidl-Trek showed exactly why: she won the ...

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Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes won the women's Gent-Wevelgem one-day classic for the second year running on Sunday, beating Italian rider Elisa Balsamo and her compatriot Charlotte Kool in a sprint ...