Lizzie Deignan expecting second child, will miss 2022 racing season

Paris-Roubaix winner to return in 2023 and has extended contract to 2024 with Trek-Segafredo

Lizzie Deignan
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Lizzie Deignan is pregnant and will miss the 2022 season, her team Trek-Segafredo announced on Wednesday.

The Paris-Roubaix winner and former world champion is expecting her second child with her husband Phil, and said that it was an "emotional but logical decision".

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