>>>Lizzie Deignan profile and results
Nationality: British
Date of birth: 18/12/1988
From: Otley, Yorkshire
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 57kg
Team: Trek-Segafredo
Twitter: @lizziedeignan
Lizzie Deignan (née Armitstead) has established herself as the dominant rider on the international women’s road racing scene, having won the 2014 and 2015 UCI Women’s World Cup series and taken the 2015 road race World Championship.
Among her many victories, notable wins include the GC at the OVO Energy Women’s Tour, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Strade bianche and Tour of Flanders. She is often seen powering off the front, gaining a significant lead and staying out front for many kilometres to secure a hard fought win.
Having graduated through the British Cycling system, Deignan turned her back on international track racing after 2009 track world championships. She was part of the team that won gold in the women’s team pursuit and had won several gold medals at World Cups that year.
Her heart however was in road racing, and as soon as she began to focus on that with the Cervelo Test Team in 2010, she quickly starting amassing a strong list of results.
A troubling period occurred in 2016 when Deignan missed a drugs test that almost saw her miss the Olympics games. She was accused of missing three tests within a 12 month period, but won a court case arguing the first missed case was the fault of the testing authorities.
Major results: 2016 Tour of Flanders | 2015 road world champion | 2015 World Cup | 2014 World Cup | 2014 Ronde van Drenthe | 2012 Ghent Wevelgem | 2011 British title | 2009 track world champion
Pros may have been lacking motivation this year after the racing season was suspended by the UCI, but a surprise addition to the Women’s WorldTour may just offer all the anticipation they need.
Trek-Segafredo have unveiled their new eco-friendly and recycled kits for the 2020 season.
“I’m just so grateful to everybody that’s been a part of the championships,” said Lizzie Deignan, minutes after crossing the Harrogate finish line 10 miles away from her hometown.
Deignan said she didn't want to settle for silver and bronze once Annemiek van Vleuten went clear
Lizzie Deignan remains focused on her ambition to win a second rainbow jersey at the Yorkshire 2019 World Championships, saying “it’s too early to announce a retirement.”
Lizzie 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.
The British former world champion will line up on home roads at the Yorkshire Worlds
British Cycling have revealed the riders contesting the elite women’s road race and time trials at the Yorkshire 2019 World Championships later this month.
Victory is the first for the former world champion since returning to the peloton after maternity leave
The former national champion says she needs rest after returning to racing this spring
Trek rider tried to follow attacks in the final stage of the women's Tour de Yorkshire, but eventually finished down in 28th place
Former world champion says her head is still ahead of her legs as she continues her return to racing
The former world champion will take on the Ardennes Classics before heading to the Tour de Yorkshire
A new baby, a new team, and with the Worlds being held on home turf, it’s time for Lizzie Deignan to shine again
Former world champion Lizzie Deignan plans to return to training this week, less than two months after giving birth.
Lizzie Deignan will ride for the new Trek Factory Racing team in 2019, saying that Trek's attitude towards her pregnancy was key in her decision.
Long-standing men's WorldTour team Trek-Segafredo are set to launch a women's team for 2019
Lizzie Deignan and her husband Philip are due to have their first child in September
A new focus may override British rider Lizzie Deignan's original intention to bow out after the 2019 World Champs
Ardennes Classics central to Brit's gameplan next year
Although Great Britain's riders may have missed out on a podium spot in the elite women's road race in Norway, they had someone in every move and helped shape the race
Former world champ will go into the race after have surgery to remove her appendix
British champion Lizzie Deignan says she will be taking the rest of the season 'day by day' after having appendix removed
British champion Lizzie Deignan wins GP Plouay in France ahead of Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
"I think I overestimated the climb, I had not done a recon and I didn’t find it as hard as the nightmares I had about it."
