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Deignan to take sporting director role at GB cycling
Key takeaways
- Deignan was the first rider to win all three 'monument' one-day races: Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Tour of Flanders in Belgium, and Paris-Roubaix
- The 37-year-old retired from cycling in July last year after confirming she was pregnant with her third child.
- Deignan's illustrious career included winning a silver medal for Britain in the women's road race at the 2012 Olympics in London and she became the women's road race world champion in 2015.
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Deignan was the first rider to win all three 'monument' one-day races: Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Tour of Flanders in Belgium, and Paris-Roubaix
Former world champion Lizzie Deignan has returned to Great Britain's cycling team in a sporting director role which "will play a pivotal role in supporting the road squad at major events through to the LA 2028 Olympic Games".
The 37-year-old retired from cycling in July last year after confirming she was pregnant with her third child.
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