Elisa Balsamo
@Elisa_balsamo
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๐ฎ๐น PRO cyclist for Lidl-Trek ๐ World Champion ๐ช๐บ European Champion ๐ฏ๐ต Tokyo 2021 ๐ Student ๐ฉ Neox Management & AeJ โฌ๏ธ visit my blog โฌ๏ธ
Joined April 2018
Ladies and gentlemen: my UNICORN bike ๐ฆ for Le Tour de France ๐ก. Here's my new Project One ICON for #TDFF2023. the Chroma Ultra-Iridescent and isn't it beautiful?!
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Tomorrow is @StradeBianche day! ๐ฒ. I'm super happy to race for the first time in Italy with the rainbow jersey ๐ ๐ฎ๐น. ๐ธ @dwlpowell
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I love my new training kit ๐.Do I look more like a flamingo ๐ฆฉ or a salmon ๐ฃ? โฌ๏ธ๐คฃ
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Arrivederci. ๐ spero di poterti rincontrare prima o poi perchรฉ questa stagione insieme รจ stata davvero speciale ๐ฆ. ๐ธ @hardyccphotos
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Yesterday was @ElisaLongoB day ๐ with a great win at @RoubaixFemmes ๐คฉ.All my teammates made a very strong race and the joy for their amazing results made my day a little bit better. we did a mistake and I'm very sorry ๐ .Time to switch to track mode ๐ Glasgow National cup
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Merci @LeTourFemmes ๐ซ๐ท. Thanks to all the the people on the roads cheering for us! You were amazing ๐คฉ. Thanks to @TrekSegafredo for this opportunity and for the support ๐๐ฆ.Thanks to my teammates and our super staff ๐คฉ
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European champion!๐ช๐บ A dream become true!.Thanks to my teammates and Italian staff๐ฎ๐น
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๐ฅWIN๐. Thanks girls and staff @TrekSegafredo ๐.Today was a perfect day ๐คฉ. Chicco and Pepinio enjoy from โ
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NO WORDS! ๐ฅ.Sometimes dreams come true ๐ช๐บ.Omnium elite European champion ๐๐
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When you just won your favorite race: @GentWevelgem ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ช. Thanks @TrekSegafredo ๐. ๐ธ @hardyccphotos
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Good second place today at @thewomenstour ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฅ. Thanks girls ๐ฃ๐ต. ๐ธ @twilcham
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Ready for my first @giro_donne ๐ . I'm so excited to race on Italian road with the rainbow jersey ๐ ๐ฎ๐น. Tomorrow we'll start from Cagliari with 4.8km TT ๐ฆ
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WHAT A PERFECT DAY ๐๐ฅ. Winning in Italy with the rainbow jersey! ๐.Thanks to my team for the amazing work ๐ฅฐ @TrekSegafredo. This win is for you my angel ๐
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Do you like my new rainbow bike? ๐ .I love it ๐ . The glitter effect in the sunligh is so wonderful ๐ซ and also really like my personalized writings AVANTI SPINGERE (Chicco, you'll always be with me โค) and #unicornpower ๐ฆ
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Do you like my new Trek Madone? I literally love her but. soon I'll have a big surprise ๐คฉ. I just give you a small suggestion ๐ฎ๐น.What do you think it'll be?๐ฆ
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This @RondeVlaanderen was one of the hardest races of my life, you can see it on my face after the finish line๐คฃ but all the races increases my experience, especially this one! ๐คฉ.It was amazing riding with a lot of people cheering on the roads ๐ ๐ง๐ช. ๐ธ @hardyccphotos
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I'm ready to start my 2022 season tomorrow in @SetmanaCiclista ๐ช๐ธ. 4 hard stages but I'm very happy to start my new adventure with @TrekSegafredo ๐ฒ๐. Read more on my blog โฌ
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Bye bye to this amazing road season ๐คฉ yesterday @ElisaLongoB won Tre Valli Veresine and I took a good 4th place ๐ฎ๐น๐ฆ. Thank you @TrekSegafredo girls and staff ๐คฉ. ๐ track world championships in Paris ๐
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I'm ready and excited to join my team @TrekSegafredo in Spain for the first TC of this 2023๐ฆ
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The real and only HELL OF THE NORTH ๐ฅ. After a well rested night after yesterdayโs @parisroubaix I feel satisfied about my performance even if getting second is always bittersweet๐ฆ but still I hadnโt place for the rock in my trolley so maybe is for the best๐
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Goodbye 2022, you have been amazing! Thanks to everyone who made me live a wonderful year. ๐ฆ.See you in 2023๐ฆ
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Sunday was one of those days where I was wondering why I didn't decide to play chess ๐คช๐คฃ.Typical ๐ง๐ช whether in @GentWevelgem and some bad luck for us. ๐ธ Andy Rogers
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Some bad luck yesterday at @OmloopHNB with a flat tire just before the Muur ๐คช but this is just the beginning of this Spring Classics season ๐ฆ.Thanks to my teammates for their help! ๐
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First training camp with @TrekSegafredo โ
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CAMPIONESSA ITALIANA ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฆ. Grazie alla @TrekSegafredo e a tutte le persone che sono venute a supportarmi ๐คฉ. ๐ธ @twilcham
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Matchy matchy ๐ด Italian champion kit and my new Trek Madone ๐ฎ๐น ๐ด. ๐ธ @hardyccphotos
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๐ฅ yesterday in @RondevDrenthe ๐ฒ.The team was very strong and did an amazing work for me ๐ช I did my best and finished 2nd ๐ with my first season's podium in a Word Tour race!.Thanks girls and staff @TrekSegafredo ๐คฉ. ๐ธ @SprintCycling and @BastienGason
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Another good ๐ฅplace for me yesterday at @bruggedepanne ๐ง๐ช. A lot of wind, echelons ๐จ and the longest break away of my life ๐คช๐ฆ. ๐ธ @hardyccphotos
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WIN๐๐๐ฒ GP Oetingen ๐ง๐ช.Thanks @consonni_chiara @VittoriaGuazzi1 @silvia_persico Eleonora Gasparrini and Margaux Vigie perfect race๐คฉ. ๐ธ @anton_vos
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We started the first @TrackNationsCup with a good ๐ฅ in the team pursuit ๐. ๐ธ @swpix_cycling
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#rondevanvlaanderen was a tough one, but Iโm super happy and proud of my teammates @elisalongob and @x_shirin for their great performance!!. The hell of the north has officially started ๐ฅ
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Today cobbles were not enough. we wanted some snow on them ๐คช โ๏ธ. Epic recon on @RondevDrenthe roads! ๐ฆ
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I'm really happy about my Milton Nations Cup! ๐จ๐ฆ.๐ฅ Madison with Martina Fidanza.๐ฅ Omnium.And some good points in the team pursuit for the Olympic qualifications ๐ฎ๐น thanks girls and staff!. Now it's time for some rest ๐ฆ. ๐ธ @swpixtweets
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Nice to start this 2023 season with the rainbow jersey ๐ and two medals ๐ฅ๐ฅ at the track European Championships ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ. Thanks to the SQUADRA AZZURRA ๐ฎ๐น girls and staff. ๐ธ @swpixtweets
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Silver medal in Team Pursuit and wooden medal in Madison here in Miltonโs track nation cup ๐ฆ.Iโm pretty satisfied about my season so far and now Iโll charge my batteries befor the second part of the season begins ๐ฅ
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Nice three days @RideLondon ๐ฌ๐ง๐ก. Two ๐ฅ in first and third stage and ๐ฅ in GC ๐ฆ๐. Thanks @TrekSegafredo girls and staff!
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I can only be satisfied with my first races at the Olympic Games ๐ต๐กโซ๐ข๐ด.We made the new team pursuitโs Italian record 4'10"063 and even though it brought only a sixth place, Iโm really happy with our performance and improvement๐ฎ๐น
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What a sprint yesterday at #GentWevelgem โจ. Thanks to the whole @LidlTrek team for their immense work and support๐ฆ
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Yesterday in @GentWevelgem we fought till the end for the win, even if the result wasn't what we were aiming for I want to thank my teammates ๐๐.I gave everything in the last echelon and in the sprint my legs were completely destroyed ๐ฉ
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Saturday at @TrackNationsCup in Glasgow I raced again a madison after more then eight month, I really enjoyed being your teammate @VittoriaGuazzi1 ๐ฅฐ and we ended with a good second place ๐ฅ.Now it's time to rest ๐ด
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Ormai manca poco all'inizio di questa stagione! ๐.Anche se sono spesso in giro per il mondo sono orgogliosa di poter rappresentare il mio territorio attraverso @AtlCuneese che vorrei ringraziare per aver deciso di supportarmi anche durante quest'anno! ๐
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No words ๐ .Our first World Tour win!๐๐.Thanks @ValcarCylance ! Pasadena I'll always remember you! ๐บ๐ธ
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๐ฅ medal in the team pursuit at the European Championships! ๐ช๐บ
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I'm training hard to ride as fast as this beauty ๐๐
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Cheers to one of my braves races, with a lot of attacks and some leg pain in the end๐ฅต๐๏ธ Anyway I bring home a great third place at today's @DeBrabantsePijl ๐ง๐ช ๐ฅ. ๐ธ @anton_vos
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Hands up because tomorrow is team pursuit day ๐ช๐บ . I'm very happy to start my 2023 season with this track European Championships and the rainbow jersey ๐๐ฆ
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Back on track!! ๐ด๐ฝโโ ๐ฆ๐บ.Good sensations and races here in Brisbane, not bad after 20 days of training despite a useful rest period!๐ฎ๐น.๐ธ @swpixtweets
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Thatโs the real reason why I train the whole year๐๐๐คฃ๐คฃ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฎ
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Rest days at home ๐ก.After this full gas season's start I really enjoyed my home days ๐คฉ
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Not exactly the way I hoped to finish my road season. In the past days I was sick, but now I'm feeling better and I hope to recover fast for the start of the track season!.Thanks to all the @valcarcylance 's girls and staff, 2019 was a great year for us ๐๐
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Can't describe this wonderful feeling ๐คฉ .My first podium in a World Tour's race๐ฅ.Read more on ๏ฟฝ.#ridelondon
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First track World Cup done and dusted! ๐ง๐พ.Good bronze medal for us in the team pursuit and 120 super looonggg laps in the Madison with a lot to improve! ๐ฅ.Now is time for my OFF SEASON ๐คฉ๐
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A new article is now available on my blog!๐คฉ.Do you like it?โฌ๏ธ.โข.โข.โข.โข.ร pronto un nuovo articolo sul mio blog! ๐คฉ .Vi piace?? โฌ๏ธ
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THANKS ๐๐ @ValcarCylance.What a fantastic team and a super fast train๐๐
@PolliciniSilvia @marta_cavalli98 @VittoriaGuazzi1 @silvia_persico @ilariasanguinet.Thanks to all the girl and the staff that work for us every day๐ช.๐ธ @twilcham
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Correre in Italia con il tricolore รจ sempre una grande emozione! ๐ฎ๐น grazie a tutti i tifosi, siete stati fantastici! ๐คฉ. @StradeBianche siete sempre dure ma affascinanti! ๐ฆ. ๐ธ Jojo Harper
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๐ฅ omnium in Fiorenzuola ๐ฎ๐น and. it was an honour to race with this wonderful jersey ๐ช๐บ
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What a great end to this road seasonโโ .Super team work ๐๐.Thanks to my teammates and @valcar_ts !.Thanks to our staff and to @DavideArz ๐ช.Win today was like a dream after this hard season ๐คฉ.๐ธ @twilcham
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Yesterday @RondeVlaanderen ๐ง๐ช was one of the hardest race of my life๐ฅต But I'm happy with my 15th place! ๐ฒ. ๐ธ @twilcham
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Time to braiding again my hair for tomorrowโs race ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐ช
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๐ฅ team pursuit ๐ฎ๐น.๐ฅ omnium ๐ดโโ๏ธ.4th madison .That's my first European Games๐ง๐พ.Thanks Minsk for this wonderful experience!
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In occasione del 169ยฐ anniversario della @poliziadistato , colgo l'occasione per ringraziare il gruppo sportivo Fiamme Oro per il suo supporto ๐ฎ๐ฒ
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Finally the sun joined us for this training days๐๐โ๏ธ๐ค๏ธ @valcar_ts. ๐ธ @consonni_chiara
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Yesss I took the GPM prize!!๐คฃ๐ช.Super fun @classiquesardennes for me trying to anticipate the peloton after the first Huy but we were caught at 8km to the finish. Such a good feeling to be in the front in the final of a very important race! ๐๐
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With Sundayโs @Amstelgoldrace ended the first part of my road season, which Iโm really satisfied of: I brought home a victory and several others good placements! The best northern classics of my career!.Now itโs time to focus more on the track and keep pushing to chase my dream๐
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From @StradeBianche โก๏ธ to @SeiGiorni di Fiorenzuola in 24h!.From gravel and dust to the track!
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Finally after 5 world cups with ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ at the sixth we took a ๐ฅ with the italian record in the team pursuit 4'17"438!.That's a dream! ๐คฉ
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Yesterday was italian championship time.๐ฎ๐น It has been a combative race, with a lot of attacks and also the final sprint has been a tough one! I'm a bit sad of my second place, but I have to thank my Fiamme Oro 's mates for the great job.๐ฎ๐ฝโโ๏ธ Congrats to Marta Bastianelli!
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Yessss๐ There were no better way to end my 2018 road season! ๐๐.Thanks @ValcarPBM and my girls๐.Read more on my blog ๐ป
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SUPER HAPPY ๐ .10th at @amstelgoldrace , thanks to my @valcarcylance girls and staff ๐๐
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Zaino in spalla. Tokyo arrivo! ๐ฏ๐ต.Leggi l'ultimo articolo sul mio blog!. Read the last post in my blog!. ๐ธ @twilcham
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WE ARE A DREAM TEAM๐๐ @valcar_ts.Today a @LaCoursebyTDF my teammates made a great work, I ended with a good 8th place! .Thanks @PolliciniSilvia @teniel_campbell @silvia_persico @marta_cavalli98 @ilariasanguinet โค๏ธ.๐ธ @twilcham
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Yesssss!!! Iโm really happy to race @Driedaagse_ tomorrow!๐ด.After Sundayโs bad crush I canโt wait to come back racing even if in this week I couldnโt train as usual and I was stopped for some days, but the most important thing is to be back in the peloton ๐๐.๐ธ @anton_vos
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Tre sere di Pordenone! @3SerePN.๐ฅ Eliminazione.๐ฅ madison with @vittoriaguazzini ๐ค๐ค
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Giunta alla lettera P dell'alfabeto fotografico sul mio blog non potevo che dedicarla a voi FiammeOroCiclismo ๐ฎ๐ฝโโ๏ธ.Grazie ๐คฉ
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Happy for my 5th place in the U23 European Championship ITT๐คฉ๐.Read more about my race on โฌ
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๐ฌ๐ง You can find a new article on my blog! You can read it at this link. There is also a brief reflection on the value of the achievements ๐ฅ๐ฅ.Do people still understand that a second or third place is a great result? .
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After a trackโs World Championship with a lot of disappointment and a rest period at home, yesterday my road season began in Holland: what a windy race! .Tomorrow first World Tour race! ๐๐.#cannondale .Read more on
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