Elisa Longo Borghini truly wanted the victory and, like Cancellara in 2008, she attacked 2 kilometers from the finish line. "I hoped, I believed: you don't make attacks like these if you don't think you can win. There was a lot of tailwind on the Poggio, I tried to stay calm because moving there wouldn't have changed things, wouldn't have made a difference".

The group of top riders was compact and the most likely scenario was a group sprint on Via Roma: However, Longo Borghini decided to dare and launch herself towards the finish line with all her strength. "I played my cards the best I could, but this time they weren't enough. I'll use this for next time. It's cycling, what can I say..."

Today women raced the Milan-Sanremo, the fourth Monument Classic dedicated to women. "Racing Sanremo was incredible for me, I carried my granddaughters in my heart, it was more than a cycling race, it was history for me and at the end of my career I hope to return to the Poggio and watch the girls pass by".