Former world champion Lizzie Deignan announces pregnancy

Lizzie Deignan and her husband Philip are due to have their first child in September

Lizzie Armitstead wins the 2015 Womens World Road Championships (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Current British and former World champion Lizzie Deignan has announced she and husband Philip are expecting their first baby in September. The pregnancy means 29-year-old Lizzie will not race again this season, though she is hoping to return to competition next year.

The current Commonwealth champion confirmed to Cycling Weekly last month that she would not defend her title on the Gold Coast next month. In the same interview she expressed a desire to compete at the 2019 World Championships to be held in her home country of Yorkshire, and this remains the case.

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Owen Rogers is an experienced journalist, covering professional cycling and specialising in women's road racing. He has followed races such as the Women's Tour and Giro d'Italia Donne, live-tweeting from Women's WorldTour events as well as providing race reports, interviews, analysis and news stories. He has also worked for race teams, to provide post race reports and communications.