Lizzie Deignan has appendix removed: World Championships in doubt

British champion Lizzie Deignan says she will be taking the rest of the season 'day by day' after having appendix removed

Lizzie Deignan.

(Image credit: Andy Jones)

Lizzie Deignan's participation for Great Britain in the forthcoming UCI Road World Championships has been put in doubt after she underwent an operation to remove her appendix on Wednesday.

The current British road race champion and 2015 world champion posted a photograph of herself on social media giving the thumbs up, pictured in a hospital bed after the procedure.

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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.