- Grace Brown retains overall lead but Italian is level on time
- Kasia Niewiadoma two seconds back before finale in Oxford
Elisa Longo Borghini won a hilltop finish on Black Mountain to win stage five of the Women’s Tour in Carmarthenshire and set up a grandstand finale for the overall title in Oxford on Saturday.
The Italian, riding for Trek-Segafredo, held off the challenge of Australia’s Grace Brown (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), who retained her overall lead. Brown picked up vital bonus seconds by finishing third, behind her fellow contender Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM).
