Elizabeth Mary Deignan is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women’s WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.
She was the 2015 World road race champion.
Deignan was born in the market town of Otley in West Yorkshire, where she attended Prince Henry’s Grammar School, a state comprehensive school.
She took up cycling in 2004 after British Cycling’s Olympic Talent Team visited the school. She is a graduate of British Cycling’s Olympic Podium Programme.
She married fellow professional road racing cyclist Philip Deignan in Otley on 17 September 2016, and their first child, Orla, was born in September 2018.
She splits her time between Otley and Monaco. Deignan has been a pescetarian for ethical reasons since the age of ten.
What bike does Lizzie Deignan ride?
Deignan rides for the Trek-Segafredo trade team in her day job, so she has access to the whole Trek lineup.
Deignan preferred the Emonda SLR frameset, a climber’s bike with a substantially higher front end than the aero Madone option, but most others preferred the aero Madone option.