Overview

• Deignan confirmed on July 24 that she will retire with immediate effect after announcing she and husband Phil are expecting their third child
• She had signed a one-year extension with Lidl-Trek through the 2025 season and advanced her planned end-of-season exit
• Over a 14-year career she collected 43 professional victories, including Olympic silver in 2012, the 2015 world road race title and wins in all three women’s monuments
• She twice paused her career for the births of daughter Orla in 2018 and son Shea in 2022, returning each time to elite competition
• A prominent advocate for equality in women’s cycling, she intends to devote more time to family life and to mentoring the next generation