Lizzie Armitstead wins the 2015 Womens World Road Championships
Lizzie Armitstead insists that her new status as world champion does not mean she is favourite to win gold at next year's Olympic road race, but she still thinks she is capable of winning.
The Brit, who won the rainbow stripes in Richmond in September, told Sky Sports News HQ that the course in Rio more suits the climbers in the peloton.
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21 things you didn't know about Lizzie DeignanThe trailblazing British cyclist has been at the top of the sport for over a decade
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Lizzie Deignan to make Tour de France Femmes debut this July'It's the biggest stage in the world,' says Brit
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CW Live: USA Cycling announces Esports roster; Soudal Quick-Step and Israel-Premier Tech release new kit; Lizzie Deignan back racing in May; Peter Sagan 'disappointed' in Wout van Aert; Cyclist killed in LondonEverything you need to know in the world of cycling this Friday
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Lizzie Deignan: Tour de France Femmes will be 'dynamic' compared to men's TourTrek-Segafredo rider says that eventually she would like to see a three-week Tour for women
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Here is the Great Britain women’s team for World Championships 2020 in ImolaThe swiftly re-arranged World Championships are just a few weeks away and the Great Britain women’s team has been confirmed.
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Why a women’s Tour de France next year is a no-goWith a women's Tour de France all but certain, calls for it to happen in 2021 are wide of the mark, argues Owen Rogers
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‘I thought it was a weird sport’: Lizzie Deignan on how she started cycling on ‘Home Roads’ podcastLizzie Deignan as offered an honest insight into her home life, being scouted from school, and how she spent her year away from racing in the ‘Home Roads’ podcast.
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Former world champion Lizzie Deignan announces pregnancyLizzie Deignan and her husband Philip are due to have their first child in September
