Lizzie Deignan
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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
Latest
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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
By Adam Becket • Published
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Lizzie Deignan: Tour de France Femmes will be 'dynamic' compared to men's Tour
Trek-Segafredo rider says that eventually she would like to see a three-week Tour for women
By Adam Becket • Published
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Six Of The Best Women's WorldTour races of 2021
It’s been another fabulous year of women’s racing, most which we have been able to watch, here are our six favourites
By Owen Rogers • Published
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'That was really not the plan,' says Lizzie Deignan after stunning Paris-Roubaix victory
The Brit says her attack was by accident, as she found herself with a gap after riding on the front to support her two team leaders
By Jonny Long • Published
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Lizzie Deignan ready for women to deliver Paris-Roubaix spectacle, sets future sights on Milan San-Remo return
'It's been hyped up for so long now that we really need to deliver a good race,' says the Brit
By Jonny Long • Published
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Tokyo Olympics: Full list of Team GB cyclists competing
Geraint Thomas, Lizzie Deignan and Tom Pidcock among the star names
By Alex Ballinger • Published
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Coryn Rivera wins the final stage of Giro Donne while Anna van der Breggen takes her fourth title
Rivera pipped Lizzie Deignan on the line as the British rider finishes fourth for her best Giro finish
By Owen Rogers • Published
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Trek-Segafredo win the opening team time trial at Giro Donne 2021 for the second year running
Ruth Winder will wear the maglia rosa in stage two after leading the winning squad across the line
By Owen Rogers • Published
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Lizzie Deignan back to winning ways as Brit wins GC at the Tour de Suisse Women
Marta Bastianelli took the final stage from a nine woman breakaway
By Owen Rogers • Published
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