Gb Great Deignan Retires After Announcing Pregnancy

Former world champion Lizzie Deignan has announced her contiguous status aft confirming she is pregnant pinch her 3rd child.

The 36-year-old is 1 of Britain's astir successful roadworthy cyclists, pinch 43 master wins and an Olympic metallic badge from nan London 2012 Games.

The 2015 world champion, whose different awesome wins see nan first women's version of nan fabled Paris-Roubaix one-day title successful 2021, said past twelvemonth she would discontinue from cycling astatine nan extremity of this season.

But she has now brought guardant her determination because of her pregnancy, posting a photograph of a babygrow connected Instagram, external captioned: 'A caller section successful nan Deignan story', while her Lidl-Trek squad announced her retirement.

"I person this life extracurricular of cycling that gives maine truthful overmuch fulfilment and truthful overmuch love," said Deignan.

"Often group say, 'Retire connected nan top.' But I person nary ego aliases necessity to discontinue astatine nan top. I'm really happy to spell afloat circle and to person ended my profession arsenic personification that helps different group triumph motorcycle races again."

Last month's Copenhagen Sprint was nan last title of her career, coming conscionable a mates of weeks aft she competed successful nan Tour of Britain Women for nan last time.

Other victories connected her palmares see Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Strade Bianche, nan Tour of Flanders and nan Women's Tour.

She took a profession break successful 2018 for nan commencement of girl Orla, and besides successful 2022 for nan commencement of her boy Shea.

She considered status successful 2022 earlier deciding she wanted to title connected successful a support domiciled for younger team-mates.

Her last triumph came astatine this year's Vuelta Espana Femenina, erstwhile Lidl-Trek won nan squad clip proceedings connected nan opening shape successful Barcelona.