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{{short description|English track and road racing cyclist}}
{{for|the English footballer|Liz Deighan}}
{{redirect|Elizabeth Armitstead|the 18th-century courtesan and wife of Charles James Fox|Elizabeth Armistead}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name          = Lizzie Deignan
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}
| image         = 2023 LBL finish 093.jpg
| image_size    =
| caption       = Deignan in 2023
| fullname      = Elizabeth Mary Deignan
| nickname      = Lizzie
| birth_name    = Elizabeth Mary Armitstead
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1988|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Otley]], [[West Yorkshire]], England
| height        = {{height|m=1.68|precision=0}}<ref name=CWProf>{{cite web|title=Lizzie Armitstead|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/tag/lizzie-armitstead|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Sport & Leisure Network|access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref>
| weight        = {{convert|57|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}<ref name=CWProf/>
| currentteam   = {{UCI team code|TFS2}}
| disciplines   = {{unbulleted list|Road|Track}}
| role          = Rider
| ridertype     = All-rounder
| amateuryears1 = 2006
| amateurteam1  = Raleigh ERV
| amateuryears2 = 2007
| amateurteam2  = Global Racing Team
| amateuryears3 = 2008–2009
| amateurteam3  = 100% ME
| proyears1     = 2008
| proteam1      = [[Team Halfords Bikehut]]
| proyears2     = 2009
| proteam2      = {{UCI team code|LSL|2009}}
| proyears3     = 2010–2011
| proteam3      = {{UCI team code|CWT|2010}}
| proyears4     = 2012
| proteam4      = {{UCI team code|LNL|2012}}
| proyears5     = 2013–2018
| proteam5      = {{UCI team code|DLT|2013}}
| proyears6     = 2019–
| proteam6      = {{UCI team code|TFS2|2019}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=[[Trek Bicycle Corporation]]|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-women-add-two-to-2020-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo Women add two to 2020 roster|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=25 October 2019|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref>
| majorwins     = 
'''[[Race stage|Stage races]]'''
:[[The Women's Tour]] ([[2016 The Women's Tour|2016]], [[2019 The Women's Tour|2019]])
:[[Ladies Tour of Qatar]] ([[2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar|2015]])
'''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]'''
:[[UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|World Road Race Championships]] ([[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|2015]])
:[[British National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Championships]]<br>(2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
:[[Ronde van Drenthe]] ([[2014 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|2014]])
:[[Trofeo Alfredo Binda]] ([[2015 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|2015]], [[2016 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|2016]])
:[[The Philadelphia Cycling Classic]] (2015)
:[[GP de Plouay]] ([[2015 GP de Plouay|2015]], 2017, 2020)
:[[Strade Bianche Donne|Strade Bianche]] ([[2016 Strade Bianche Women|2016]])
:[[Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]] ([[2016 Tour of Flanders for Women|2016]])
:[[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] ([[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race|2016]])
:[[Boels Rental Hills Classic]] ([[2015 Boels Rental Hills Classic|2015]], [[2016 Boels Rental Hills Classic|2016]])
:[[Tour de Yorkshire#Women's Tour de Yorkshire|Tour de Yorkshire]] (2017)
:[[Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] ([[2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)|2020]])
:[[La Course by Le Tour de France]] ([[2020 La Course by Le Tour de France|2020]])
:[[Paris–Roubaix (women's race)|Paris–Roubaix]] ([[2021 Paris–Roubaix (women's race)|2021]])
'''Other'''
:[[UCI Women's Road World Cup]]
::Overall ([[2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup|2014]], [[2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup|2015]])
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport | Women's [[Road bicycle racing|Road cycling]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Great Britain}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race|Road Race]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships|2015 Richmond]]|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{flagu|England}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race|Road Race]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race|Road Race]]}}
{{MedalCountry| {{nowrap|{{UCI team code|DLT|2016}}}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2016 UCI Road World Championships|2016 Doha]]|[[2016 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Women's team time trial|Team time trial]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2015 UCI Road World Championships|2015 Richmond]]|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Women's team time trial|Team time trial]]}}
{{Medal|Sport | Women's [[Track cycling]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Great Britain}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2009 Pruszków]]|[[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2009 Pruszków]]|[[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch|Scratch]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2010 Ballerup]]|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2010 Ballerup]]|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium|Omnium]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2009 Pruszków]]|[[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race|Points race]]}}
}}
'''Elizabeth Mary Deignan''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (née '''Armitstead'''; born 18 December 1988) is an English professional world champion [[track cycling|track]] and [[Road bicycle racing|road]] racing cyclist, who rides for [[UCI Women's Team|UCI Women's WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|TFS women}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15274/2003284/281|title=Trek – Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210115004356/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15274/2003284/281|archive-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> She was the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|2015 World road race champion]].

Deignan is also the [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race|2014 Commonwealth Games road race champion]] and a twice winner of the season-long [[UCI Women's Road World Cup]], winning the overall competition in [[2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup|2014]] and the final edition in [[2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup|2015]]. At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Deignan won the silver medal in the [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race|road race]]. She has won the [[British National Road Race Championships]] four times, in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

In 2021, Deignan won the first ever [[Paris–Roubaix Femmes]] to add to victories in the women's versions of [[Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]] and [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]], becoming the first woman to win a 'triple crown' of all women's Monument classics. Twice winner of [[The Women's Tour]], the most important stage race for women in the UK, she has also won [[Strade Bianche Donne]], [[La Course by Le Tour de France]] and the [[Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio]].

Prior to her road career, Deignan won a total of five medals at the [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] in [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2009]] and [[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2010]], including a gold medal in team pursuit in 2009 with [[Joanna Rowsell]] and [[Wendy Houvenaghel]].

==Early life==
Deignan was born in the [[market town]] of [[Otley]] in [[West Yorkshire]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cycleplan.co.uk/blog/lizzie-talks-her-spoty-nomination-rio-2016-training-the-power-of-riding-in-new-socks |title=My favourite place to ride in the UK would definitely be Yorkshire! In and around my home town of Otley |publisher=cycleplan.co.uk |access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> where she attended [[Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley|Prince Henry's Grammar School]], a state comprehensive school. She took up cycling in 2004 after [[British Cycling#Olympic Talent Team|British Cycling's Olympic Talent Team]] visited the school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/19/london-olympic-hopefuls-lizzie-armitstead|title=London Olympic hopefuls: Lizzie Armitstead|first=Steve|last=Feekins |date=19 January 2012|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9437993/Exclusive-Lizzie-Armistead-only-took-up-cycling-to-get-out-of-maths-claims-PE-teacher.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730131525/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9437993/Exclusive-Lizzie-Armistead-only-took-up-cycling-to-get-out-of-maths-claims-PE-teacher.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2012 |title=Lizzie Armistead only took up cycling to get out of maths, claims PE teacher |publisher=Telegraph Media Group|work=The Telegraph |date=30 July 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> She is a graduate of [[British Cycling]]'s [[British Cycling#Olympic Podium Programme|Olympic Podium Programme]].<ref name=guardian_july12>{{cite news|last=Fotheringham|first=William|title=London 2012: Lizzie Armitstead flowers in the rain with quick silver|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/29/london-2012-lizzie-armitstead-silver|access-date=30 July 2012|work=The Guardian|date=29 July 2012}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2019}}

==Career==
===2005–2009: Track years===
[[File:Lizzie Armitstead.jpg|thumb|left|Deignan at the [[Manchester]] round of the 2007 [[Revolution (cycling series)|Revolution]] series]]
Deignan won a silver medal in the [[scratch race]] at the Junior World Track Championships in 2005, she was under-23 [[UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)|European Scratch Race Champion]] in 2007 and 2008, and came second in the Points Race in 2007. In the [[2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics]], she took a total of seven gold medals after competing in three of the five meetings.<ref name=bc>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/new/bio/Lizzie_Deignan |title=Lizzie Deignan|website=British Cycling |access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref>

Deignan was a member of the gold medal-winning team pursuit squad at the [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]], her second appearance at a senior world championship event. She also competed in the scratch race, where despite being brought down in the closing stages of the race, she jumped back on to claim the silver medal. She completed the championships with a full set of medals, winning bronze in the points race whilst riding with her right wrist numb and strapped up – she was only able to move her forefinger and thumb.

===2009–2011: Move to road===
Alongside her breakthrough in the velodrome, Deignan was also making progress in road racing: in 2008 she was part of the team which delivered [[Nicole Cooke]] to the [[2008 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|road race gold]] at the [[2008 UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]] in [[Varese]], Italy,<ref name=bc /> and the following year she joined the {{UCI team code|LSL|2009}} cycling team and rode a number of top level road races. She won the under 23 category of the [[British National Road Race Championships]] and the silver medal in the senior category after some controversy.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Simon |last1=Richardson |first2=Ian|last2= Cleverly |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/cooke-wins-10th-national-title-67999 |title=Cooke wins 10th national title |date=27 June 2009 |access-date=9 August 2012|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Sport & Leisure Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Simon |last=Richardson |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/cookson-overrules-to-reinstate-armitstead-67993 |title=Cookson overrules to reinstate Armitstead |work=Cycling Weekly|date=28 June 2009 |publisher=Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Sport & Leisure Network|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> That season she also took a stage of the [[Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche|Tour de l'Ardèche]] and won the youth classification of the [[2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile|Giro d'Italia]].<ref name=bc /> During the winter of 2009–10, Deignan returned to the track, taking two golds at the Manchester round of the [[2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics]] and two silvers at the [[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]].<ref name=bc /> In 2010, she rode for {{UCI team code|CWT|2010}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/armistead-signs-with-cervelo |title=Armistead signs with Cervélo |publisher=mmediate Media Company |work=Cycling News |date=29 September 2009 |access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> That year she won three more stages of the Tour de l'Ardèche and a silver medal in the [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race|road race]] at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]].<ref name=bc /> Deignan decided to stay with the franchise in its new guise as {{UCI team code|CWT|2011}} throughout 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lizzie |last=Armitstead |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23878176-team-axe-was-a-shock-but-we-had-fitting-finale.do |title=Team axe was a shock but we had fitting finale |work=ThisisLondon.co.uk |date=15 September 2010 |access-date=9 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918075410/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23878176-team-axe-was-a-shock-but-we-had-fitting-finale.do |archive-date=18 September 2010 }}</ref>

===2012===
Following the discontinuation of the {{UCI team code|CWT|2011}} women's team, Deignan rode for the {{UCI team code|LNL|2012}} team in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lizzie |last=Armitstead |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-24027256-kids-taught-me-a-lesson-on-my-return-to-school.do |title=Kids taught me a lesson on my return to school |publisher=ThisisLondon.co.uk |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116120607/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-24027256-kids-taught-me-a-lesson-on-my-return-to-school.do |archive-date=16 January 2012 }}</ref> Deignan built the whole of her campaign around the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], taking [[spring classics]] wins at the [[Omloop van het Hageland]] and [[Gent–Wevelgem]]:<ref name=bc /> at the Games themselves, she would go on to win the silver medal in the [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Women's individual road race|road race]] at the Olympics, behind [[Marianne Vos]], in doing so becoming the first Briton to win a [[Olympic medal|medal]] at the 2012 Games.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slater |first=Matt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18904107 |title=Lizzie Armitstead wins Olympic Silver Medal |publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 July 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref>

===2013===
Having had to move teams in the past two seasons due to teams disbanding, Deignan signed for the {{UCI team code|DLT|2013}} team for the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Atkins |first=Ben |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12953/Lizzie-Armitstead-leads-host-of-new-signings-at-Dolmans-Boels.aspx |title=Lizzie Armitstead leads host of new signings at Dolmans-Boels|publisher=Velonation.com |date=28 September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Croydon|first=Emily|title=Lizzie Armitstead questions if new teams will change women's cycling|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21159320|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 January 2013}}</ref> Her 2013 season was affected by a recurring stomach illness which was eventually diagnosed as a symptom of a [[hiatal hernia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,29381_8988465,00.html |title=Lizzie Armitstead blog: I've finally got to the bottom of the stomach illness that has blighted my 2013 season|last1=Armitstead |first1=Lizzie|date=24 October 2013 |publisher=BSkyB|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> Even with her well documented medical concerns, Deignan emerged victorious at the [[British National Road Race Championships]] in [[Glasgow]] – claiming her second white, red and blue jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lizzie-armitstead-solos-to-win-national-road-race-championships-in-glasgow-28971|title=Lizzie Armitstead solos to win National Road Race Championships in Glasgow|date=23 June 2013|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Sport & Leisure Network}}</ref>

===2014===
[[File:Boels Dolman team at Thuringen Rundfahrt 2014.jpg|thumb|Deignan at the 2014 [[Thüringen Ladies Tour|Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen]], where she went on to claim the Points and Mountains classifications]]
In April 2014, it was announced that Deignan had renewed her contract with {{UCI team code|DLT|2014}} until the end of 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lizzie-armitstead-renews-with-boels-dolmans |title=Lizzie Armitstead Renews with Boels Dolmans|publisher=Cycling News|date=5 April 2014|access-date=6 April 2014}}</ref> Deignan enjoyed a career-best year, starting with a win at the [[2014 Omloop van het Hageland|Omloop van het Hageland]]. A week later she also won the first [[2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup|World Cup]] race of the season, the [[2014 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|Ronde van Drenthe]], after teammate [[Ellen van Dijk]] closed a significant gap for her in the final kilometres of the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sports/cycling/help-from-van-dijk-elevates-armitstead-1-6502681|title=Help from van Dijk elevates Armitstead|newspaper=Yorkshire Post|date=14 March 2014|access-date=19 March 2014}}</ref> At the third World Cup race, the [[Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]], she finished second behind van Dijk. Deignan took part in the inaugural [[2014 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]] in Paris on 27 July 2014, but crashed with {{convert|1|km|abbr=off}} to the finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/10994281/Lizzie-Armitstead-crashes-out-of-La-Course-by-Le-Tour-as-Marianne-Vos-sprints-to-victory-in-Paris.html|title=Lizzie Armitstead crashes out of La Course by Le Tour as Marianne Vos sprints to victory in Paris|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|work=The Telegraph|date=27 July 2014|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> A week later she won the [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games&nbsp;– Women's road race|women's road race]] at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/commonwealth-games/news/19883/9405070/commonwealth-games--lizzie-armitstead-and-emma-pooley-win-road-race-gold-and-silver |title=Commonwealth Games: Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley win road race gold and silver|publisher=BSkyB|work=Sky Sports|date=3 August 2014|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> Armitstead, overhauled [[Emma Pooley]] with {{convert|7|km|abbr=off}} to go to win her first major gold medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28628858 |title=Glasgow 2014: Lizzie Armitstead & Emma Pooley win gold and silver|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 August 2014|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> Deignan won the UCI Women's Road World Cup with a race to spare on 24 August 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/lizzie-armitstead-wins-womens-world-cup-133695#GmyTWCHUvEqc2iVO.99 |title=Lizzie Armitstead wins Women's World Cup|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Sport & Leisure Network|date=24 August 2014|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> An 8th-place finish in the [[2014 Open de Suède Vårgårda|Open de Suède Vårgårda]] was enough to secure the overall title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/24/lizzie-armitstead-uci-womens-road-world-cup|title=Britain's Lizzie Armitstead wins 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media|date=3 August 2014|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref>

===2015===
For the 2015 season, Deignan stated again her intention to build towards the UCI Road World Championships. She claimed the first overall win of her career taking the Ladies Tour of Qatar stage race, as well as winning two stages. Deignan then went on to take victories at the one day [[UCI Women's Road World Cup|World Cup]] races [[2015 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio]] and [[2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic|Philadelphia Cycling Classic]], along with the [[2015 Holland Hills Classic|Holland Hills Classic]].

In June, Deignan was forced to pull out of [[2015 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]] after colliding with a group of photographers seconds after winning the first stage of the tour in Suffolk.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/33170616|title=Armitstead out of Women's Tour after crashing into photographers|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 June 2015|access-date=18 June 2015}}</ref> However, ten days later she had recovered sufficiently to win convincingly the [[British National Road Race Championships]] for the third time<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/33304607|title=Peter Kennaugh, Lizzie Armitstead win British road race titles|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 June 2015|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> taking her to the top of the UCI world rankings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/07/lizzie-armitstead-best-in-the-world/|title=Lizzie Armitstead: best in the world|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> In August, she sprinted to victory in the final World Cup race of the season, the [[2015 GP de Plouay|GP de Plouay]], to retain her World Cup title ahead of her main challenger, [[Anna van der Breggen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/34098923|title=Lizzie Armitstead retains Road World Cup with win in France|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 August 2015}}</ref>

To cap her best season to date, on 26 September, Deignan won the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|World Championships road race]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]], USA, beating van der Breggen in a sprint from a small group of nine riders at the finish line, becoming the fourth British woman to win the world road race title after [[Beryl Burton]], [[Mandy Jones]] and [[Nicole Cooke]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/26/lizzie-armitstead-cycling-world-champion-nicole-cooke |title=Lizzie Armitstead claims gold to become world road champion |last=Fotheringham |first=William|date=26 September 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref>

===2016===
Deignan's stated aim for the 2016 season was the road race at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lizzie-armitstead-building-2016-season-around-olympic-games/|title=Lizzie Armitstead building 2016 season around Olympic Games - Cyclingnews.com|date=29 January 2016 }}</ref> and she started the season as she had finished off the previous one, securing a number of one day race wins, as well as a General classification victory, breaking any [[Rainbow jersey|curse of the rainbow jersey]]. Deignan took four victories in the inaugural [[2016 UCI Women's World Tour|UCI Women's World Tour]]; [[2016 Strade Bianche Women|Strade Bianche]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-women-2016/results/|title=Strade Bianche Women 2016: Results - Cyclingnews.com|date=5 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/lizzie-armitstead-wins-womens-strade-bianche-215038|title=Lizzie Armitstead wins women's Strade Bianche – Cycling Weekly|date=5 March 2016}}</ref> [[2016 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|Trofeo Alfredo Binda]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-alfredo-binda-comune-di-cittiglio-2016/results/|title=Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio 2016: Results - Cyclingnews.com|date=20 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/lizzie-armitstead-wins-trofeo-alfredo-binda-2-217515|title=Lizzie Armitstead wins Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Cycling Weekly|date=20 March 2016}}</ref> [[2016 Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/lizzie-armitstead-wins-womens-tour-flanders-219406|title=Lizzie Armitstead wins women's Tour of Flanders – Cycling Weekly|date=3 April 2016}}</ref> and the overall title at [[2016 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/20160619-road-Lizzie-Armitstead-wins-The-Women-s-Tour-0|title=Lizzie Armitstead wins The Women's Tour}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/36571475|title=Women's Tour: Lizzie Armitstead wins race for first time|publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref> Deignan also took victories in the [[2016 Holland Hills Classic|Holland Hills Classic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/boels-rental-hills-classic-2016/results/|title=Boels Rental Hills Classic 2016: Results - Cyclingnews.com|date=27 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/10296458/lizzie-armitstead-wins-boels-rental-hills-classic-for-second-time |title=Lizzie Armitstead wins Boels Rental Hills Classic for second time &#124; Cycling News |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref> and [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velouk.net/2016/02/27/news-armitstead-wins-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/|title=News: Armitstead wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – velouk.net}}</ref> At the Games, she finished just outside the medals in fifth place.<ref name=bc />

====Missed drugs tests====
In 2016, Deignan avoided a ban from cycling that would have prevented her from competing in the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]. The charges against her were that she missed three drugs tests within a 12-month period (20 August 2015, 5 October 2015 and 9 June 2016), an offence that could have led to a four-year ban. However, at the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]], Deignan argued that the first missed test was not a fault of her own but rather that of the testing authorities. She accepted the other two instances. The CAS agreed with her on the first count, and it was declared not to have been a missed test, clearing her to compete.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/199487-lizzie-armitstead-faced-four-year-ban-after-three-missed-drugs-tests|title=Lizzie Armitstead faced four-year ban after three 'missed' drugs tests|publisher=road.cc|date=2 August 2016}}</ref> The decision has drawn criticism from various quarters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/02/lizzie-armistead-olympic-reprieve-questioned-fellow-athletes|title=Lizzie Armitstead's Olympic reprieve questioned by fellow athletes|work=The Guardian|date=2 August 2016}}</ref>

In a 5 August 2016 interview, she said she believes that people will doubt her status as a clean sportsperson forever.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36980029|title=Rio 2016: Lizzie Armitstead says people will doubt her forever|publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref> World [[squash (sport)|squash]] champion [[James Willstrop]] wrote in defence of Deignan, arguing that the complexity of testing procedures can easily lead to missed tests and noting that she had 16 clean tests in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/willstrop-s-world/2016/aug/18/rio-2016-olympics-cycling-drugs-lizzie-armitstead|last = Willstrop|first = James|author-link = James Willstrop|title = People should understand how drug tests work before they condemn athletes|newspaper = [[The Guardian]]|date = 18 August 2016|access-date = 18 August 2016}}</ref>

===2017===
Deignan endured a difficult start to her 2017 season: after finishing third at Strade Bianche, she fell ill, which hampered her training. However, her form picked up for the [[Ardennes classics]], finishing second to team-mate van der Breggen in the [[2017 Amstel Gold Race (women's race)|Amstel Gold Race]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/years-not-satisfying-frustrating-know-ive-done-everything-325501 |title='This year's not been satisfying, it's frustrating. But I know I've done everything I could' |last=Rogers |first=Owen |date=16 April 2017 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=9 May 2018}}</ref> [[La Flèche Wallonne Féminine]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/van-der-breggen-takes-fleche-wallonne-femmes-lizzie-deignan-misses-325922|title=Anna van der Breggen beats Lizzie Deignan to win her third women's Flèche Wallonne |last=Rogers |first=Owen |date=19 April 2017 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> and [[2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/anna-van-der-breggen-continues-winning-streak-liege-bastogne-liege-victory-326514 |title=Anna van der Breggen continues winning streak with Liège–Bastogne–Liège victory |last=Rogers |first=Owen|date=23 April 2017 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> She subsequently took her first win of the season on home ground at the [[2017 Women's Tour de Yorkshire|Tour de Yorkshire]] in April, crossing the line solo almost a minute ahead of her nearest rivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/cycling-weekly/lizzie-deignan-enjoys-special-and-surreal-victory-at-the-tour-de-yorkshire-327872 |title=Lizzie Deignan enjoys 'special and surreal' victory at the Tour de Yorkshire |last=Shrubsall |first=James |date=29 April 2017 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> She took another solo win at the British National Championships on the [[Isle of Man]] in June, attacking from a small group with two laps of the {{convert|6.7|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} finishing circuit remaining alongside [[Katie Archibald]] and [[Hannah Barnes]]: the trio caught and passed race leader [[Elinor Barker]] with {{convert|5|km|abbr=off}} to go, with Deignan breaking away immediately afterwards to take her fourth senior national road race title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/lizzie-deignan-wins-her-fourth-british-national-road-race-title-with-late-attack-337119 |title=Lizzie Deignan wins her fourth British national road race title with late solo attack |last=Robertshaw |first=Henry |date=25 June 2017 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date= 10 May 2018}}</ref>

The following month, she finished second at [[2017 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]], finishing behind winner [[Annemiek van Vleuten]] on the [[Col d'Izoard]]: she stated that she was "surprised" by her performance, having never enjoyed success on a mountaintop finish before.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/lizzie-deignan-surprised-by-great-form-as-she-rides-to-second-place-on-col-dizoard-343062 |title=Lizzie Deignan 'surprised' by great form as she rides to second place on Col d'Izoard at La Course |last=Rogers |first=Owen |date=20 July 2017 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> In August she took her first World Tour win of the season at the [[GP de Plouay – Bretagne]], breaking away from rivals alongside [[Pauline Ferrand-Prévot]] on the final climb, before outsprinting Ferrand-Prévot to cross the finish line first. She became the third woman to win the race twice, alongside Vos and Pooley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/lizzie-deignan-wins-gp-plouay-347948 |title=Lizzie Deignan takes her first WorldTour victory of season at GP Plouay |last=Rogers |first=Owen |date=26 August 2017 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> However, the remainder of her season was disrupted shortly afterwards after being struck with [[appendicitis]] whilst competing in the [[2017 Holland Ladies Tour|Holland Ladies Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/lizzie-deignan-appendix-removed-world-championships-doubt-348579 |title=Lizzie Deignan has appendix removed: World Championships in doubt |last=Wynn |first=Nigel |date=31 August 2018|website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref>

===2021===
Deignan was chosen to be part of the UK's cycling squad at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she contested the road race with [[Anna Shackley]] as a teammate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympic Games: Team GB name Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny in 26-strong cycling squad for Tokyo|url=https://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/15234/12337323/olympic-games-team-gb-name-laura-kenny-and-jason-kenny-in-26-strong-cycling-squad-for-tokyo|access-date=2021-06-21|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> The race finished with an unexpected winner in [[Anna Kiesenhofer]] of Austria, with Deignan finding the conditions humid and difficult. She finished 11th in the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CRD/OG2020-_CRD_C73R_CRDWRR----------------FNL-000100--.pdf|title=Results|work=[[2020 Summer Olympics]]|publisher=[[Omega SA]]|date=25 July 2021|access-date=25 July 2021|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726091054/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CRD/OG2020-_CRD_C73R_CRDWRR----------------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In early October, she went on to win the [[2021 Paris–Roubaix Femmes|Paris–Roubaix Femmes]] with a solo breakaway of more than {{convert|80|km|abbr=off}},<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lizzie Deignan takes sensational Paris–Roubaix win in first women's event|publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/58775065|access-date=2021-10-20}}</ref> a victory described by commentators as one of the greatest Roubaix rides of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2021-10-02 |title=Lizzie Deignan solos for 82km to win inaugural Paris–Roubaix Femmes |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-femmes-2021/elite-women/results/ |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=cyclingnews.com }}</ref> Deignan therefore became the first woman to win a 'triple crown' of all women's Monument classics, having won the [[2016 Tour of Flanders for Women]], and the [[2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)|2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes]].

===2022===
In February, Deignan announced that she would sit out the 2022 season, as she was pregnant with her second child.<ref name="Sitting out 2022">{{Cite web |date=23 February 2022 |title=Lizzie Deignan: British cyclist to miss 2022 season after announcing pregnancy but plans return for 2023 |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/29876/12549428/lizzie-deignan-british-cyclist-to-miss-2022-season-after-announcing-pregnancy-but-plans-return-for-2023 |access-date=2022-04-29 |publisher=Sky Sports }}</ref> She also announced she had signed a contract extension with {{UCI team code|TFS women|2022}} to return to racing in 2023.<ref name="Sitting out 2022"/>

===2024===
In June, Deignan won the Mountains classification in the [[2024 Tour of Britain Women|Tour of Britain Women]] having held the position from stage one<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lizzie-deignan-takes-tour-of-britain-women-mountains-jersey-on-stage-1/|title=Lizzie Deignan takes Tour of Britain Women mountains jersey on stage 1|publisher=Cycling News|accessdate=15 November 2024}}</ref> to the end of the four-day race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2024/06/09/2024-tour-of-britain-women-stage-4-report-and-results/|title=2024 Tour of Britain Women: stage 4 report and results|publisher=The British Continental|accessdate=15 November 2024}}</ref>

She was selected to represent Great Britain at the [[Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race|Paris Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c724x2z3nxyo|title=GB's Deignan selected for fourth Olympic Games|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 November 2024}}</ref> finishing 12th in what was her fourth Games appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cn055gpxdqxo|title=American Faulkner stuns favourites in women's road race|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 November 2024}}</ref>

On 15 November, Deignan announced she would retire at the end of the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-dont-want-to-say-goodbye-to-my-kids-anymore-lizzie-deignan-to-retire-at-end-of-2025|title='I don’t want to say goodbye to my kids anymore' - Lizzie Deignan to retire at end of 2025|publisher=Cycling Weekly|accessdate=15 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cz7wy8lz1gvo|title='I didn't panic when it hurt' - trailblazer Deignan to retire|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 November 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She married fellow professional road racing cyclist [[Philip Deignan]] in Otley on 17 September 2016.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/14751112.World_Champion_Lizzie_marries_in_hometown_of_Otley/| title=Crowds cheer on Lizzie Armitstead as she marries fellow cyclist Philip Deignan| first=Jim| last=Jack| newspaper=Wharfedale Observer| date=19 September 2016}}</ref> The couple have two children: a daughter, born in September 2018,<ref>{{cite news |title=Lizzie Deignan announces daughter's birth on Twitter |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-45632436 |access-date=25 September 2018 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> and a son, born in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Parker|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/lizzie-deignan-new-years-honour-as-much-for-normalising-motherhood-in-peloton-as-it-his-her-vast-cycling-achievements-3970455|title=Lizzie Deignan: New Year's honour as much for normalising motherhood in peloton as it his her vast cycling achievements|work=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|publisher=[[National World]]|agency=[[PA Media]]|date=30 December 2022|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref>

She splits her time between Otley and [[Monaco]].<ref name= bc /> Deignan has been a [[pescetarianism|pescetarian]] for ethical reasons since the age of ten.<ref name=guardian_july12/><ref>{{cite news|access-date=3 January 2019|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/lizzie-deignan-10-ways-become-better-cyclist-summer/| first=Mark |last=Bailey|publication-date=30 June 2017|title=Lizzie Deignan: 10 ways to become a better cyclist this summer |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=30 June 2017 |url-status=live|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630203943/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/lizzie-deignan-10-ways-become-better-cyclist-summer/}}</ref>

==Career achievements==
===Major results===
====Road====
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=89408|title=Lizzie Deignan|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
;2006
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Circuit Race Championships|National Criterium Championships]]
: 1st WCRA Criterium Championships
;2007
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Circuit Race Championships|National Criterium Championships]]
: 5th [[2007 Omloop van Borsele|Omloop van Borsele]]
: 6th Road race, [[2007 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]]
: 9th Omloop door Middag-Humsterland
;2008 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
: 1st [[Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen|Boezinge–Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen]]
;[[2009 Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam season|2009]] <small>(1)</small>
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Under-23 Championships
: 1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Young rider classification, [[2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile|Giro d'Italia]]
: 2nd [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: 3rd Overall [[Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche|Tour de l'Ardèche]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stage 6
: 8th [[Omloop van Borsele]]
: 8th [[Chrono Champenois]]
: 9th [[Tour de Berne]]
;2010 <small>(5)</small>
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Under-23 Championships
: 1st Stage 1 [[Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin|Tour de l'Aude]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race|Road race]], [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
: 2nd [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: 4th Overall [[La Route de France]]
::1st Stage 6
: 4th Overall [[Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche|Tour de l'Ardèche]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stages 3, 4 & 5
: 5th [[2010 Emakumeen Saria|Emakumeen Saria]]
: 7th Overall [[Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden]]
: 7th [[Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs]]
: 9th [[2010 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]], [[2010 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
;2011 <small>(3)</small>
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: [[Thüringen Ladies Tour|Thüringen Rundfahrt]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stage 6
: 1st Stage 1 [[2011 Tour of Chongming Island Stage race|Tour of Chongming Island]]
: 2nd [[Tour of Chongming Island]] World Cup
: 3rd [[2011 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT|Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT]]
: 4th [[Omloop van Borsele]]
: 6th [[GP Ciudad de Valladolid]]
: 7th [[2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]], [[2011 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
: 7th [[GP Stad Roeselare]]
: 10th [[Ronde van Drenthe]]
;[[2012 AA Drink–leontien.nl season|2012]] <small>(1)</small>
: 1st [[Omloop van het Hageland]]
: 1st [[Gent–Wevelgem]]
: [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
::2nd [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race|Road race]]
::10th [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial|Time trial]]
: 2nd [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: 3rd [[Ronde van Drenthe#Novilon Damesronde van Drenthe|Novilon Euregio Cup]]
: 4th Overall [[Thüringen Ladies Tour|Thüringen Rundfahrt]]
: 4th [[Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik]]
: 4th [[2012 Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria|Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria]]
: 6th Overall [[Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden]]
: 8th [[GP Stad Roeselare]]
: 10th [[2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
;[[2013 Boels–Dolmans season|2013]] <small>(1)</small>
: National Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
::2nd [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
: 2nd [[2013 Holland Hills Classic|Holland Hills Classic]]
: 2nd [[Ridderronde Maastricht]]
: 3rd Overall [[2013 Holland Ladies Tour|Holland Ladies Tour]]
::1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Sprints classification
::1st [[File:Jersey white dots on red.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] Combination classification
: 6th Overall [[2013 La Route de France|La Route de France]]
: 7th Overall [[2013 Energiewacht Tour|Energiewacht Tour]]
::[[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] Combativity award, Stage 2
: 7th [[2013 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|Ronde van Drenthe]]
: 9th [[2013 Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]]
;[[2014 Boels–Dolmans season|2014]] <small>(4)</small>
: 1st [[File:WWC leaders jersey 2014.svg|20px]] Overall [[2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup|UCI World Cup]]
: 1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race|Road race]], [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
: 1st [[2014 Omloop van het Hageland|Omloop van het Hageland]]
: 1st [[2014 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|Ronde van Drenthe]]
: 1st Otley Grand Prix
: 2nd Overall [[2014 Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen|Thüringen Rundfahrt]]
::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st [[File:Jersey black.svg|20px]] Mountains classification
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd [[2014 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|Trofeo Alfredo Binda]]
: 2nd [[2014 Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]]
: 2nd [[2014 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|La Flèche Wallonne]]
: 2nd [[2014 Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria|Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria]]
: 3rd [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: 3rd [[2014 Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo|Drentse 8]]
: 3rd [[2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 3rd [[RideLondon]] Grand Prix
: 3rd [[2014 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT|Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT]]
: 7th [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]], [[2014 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
: 8th [[2014 Open de Suède Vårgårda|Open de Suède Vårgårda]]
: 8th [[2014 GP de Plouay|GP de Plouay]]
;2015 <small>(10)</small>
: [[2015 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
::1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]]
::2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial|Team time trial]]
: 1st [[File:WWC leaders jersey 2014.svg|20px]] Overall [[2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup|UCI World Cup]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: 1st [[File:Jersey gold.svg|20px]] Overall [[2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
::1st [[File:Jersey grey.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 4
: 1st [[2015 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|Trofeo Alfredo Binda]]
: 1st [[2015 Holland Hills Classic|Holland Hills Classic]]
: 1st [[2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic|Philadelphia Cycling Classic]]
: 1st [[2015 GP de Plouay|GP de Plouay]]
: 1st Stage 1 [[2015 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
: 2nd [[2015 Strade Bianche Women|Strade Bianche]]
: 3rd [[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 3rd [[2015 Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT|Crescent Vårgårda TTT]]
: 4th [[2015 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]]
: 7th [[2015 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|Ronde van Drenthe]]
: 8th [[2015 Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]]
;2016 <small>(7)</small>
: [[2016 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
::1st [[File:Gold medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial|Team time trial]]
::4th [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[2016 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
::1st [[File:Jersey light blue.svg|20px]] British rider classification
::1st Stage 3
: 1st [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 1st [[2016 Strade Bianche Women|Strade Bianche]]
: 1st [[2016 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|Trofeo Alfredo Binda]]
: 1st [[2016 Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]]
: 1st [[2016 Holland Hills Classic|Holland Hills Classic]]
: 1st [[2016 Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour|Crescent Vårgårda TTT]]
: 1st Stage 2 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2016 Holland Ladies Tour|Holland Ladies Tour]]
: 5th [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race|Road race]], [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
;2017 <small>(3)</small>
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: 1st [[2017 Women's Tour de Yorkshire|Tour de Yorkshire]]
: 1st [[GP de Plouay – Bretagne|GP de Plouay]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2017 Giro d'Italia Femminile|Giro Rosa]]
: 2nd [[2017 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]]
: 2nd [[2017 Amstel Gold Race (women's race)|Amstel Gold Race]]
: 2nd [[2017 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|La Flèche Wallonne]]
: 2nd [[2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
: 3rd [[2017 Strade Bianche Women|Strade Bianche]]
;2019 <small>(2)</small>
: 1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Overall [[2019 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
::1st [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st [[File:Jersey light blue.svg|20px]] British rider classification
::1st Stage 5
: 7th Overall [[2019 Holland Ladies Tour|Holland Ladies Tour]]
: 7th [[2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
;2020 <small>(3)</small>
: 1st [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] Overall [[2020 UCI Women's World Tour|UCI World Tour]]
: 1st [[2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
: 1st [[2020 GP de Plouay|GP de Plouay]]
: 1st [[2020 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2020 Giro Rosa|Giro Rosa]]
: 4th [[2020 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|La Flèche Wallonne]]
: 6th [[2020 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]], [[2020 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
: 8th [[2020 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 9th [[Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa]]
;2021 <small>(2)</small>
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Tour de Suisse Women|Tour de Suisse]]
::1st [[File:Jersey black.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px]] Mountains classification
: 1st [[2021 Paris–Roubaix Femmes|Paris–Roubaix]]
: 4th Overall [[2021 Giro Rosa|Giro Rosa]]
::1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
: 7th [[2021 GP de Plouay|GP de Plouay]]
: 9th Overall [[2021 Thüringen Ladies Tour|Thüringen Ladies Tour]]
: 9th [[2021 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]]
;2023
: 3rd Overall [[2023 RideLondon Classique|RideLondon Classique]]
: 6th [[2023 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race|Road race]], [[2023 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
;2024
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2024 La Vuelta Femenina|La Vuelta Femenina]]
: 3rd [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships
: 7th Overall [[2024 Tour of Britain Women|Tour of Britain]]
::1st [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] Mountains classification
{{div col end}}

=====Classics results timeline=====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#eee;"
! Classic
! 2009
! 2010
! 2011
! 2012
! 2013
! 2014
! 2015
! 2016
! 2017
! 2018
! 2019
! 2020
! 2021
! 2022
! 2023
! 2024
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
| —
| —
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|10]]
| [[2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|36]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|'''3''']]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|'''3''']]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|'''1''']]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|111]]
| —
| —
| [[2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|44]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Strade Bianche Donne|Strade Bianche]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=6|Race did not exist
| style="background:silver;" |[[2015 Strade Bianche Women|'''2''']]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2016 Strade Bianche Women|'''1''']]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2017 Strade Bianche Women|'''3''']]
| —
| —
| [[2020 Strade Bianche Women|37]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2024 Strade Bianche Women|27]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Ronde van Drenthe]]
| —
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   | 10
| 17
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|7]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2014 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|'''1''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2015 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup|7]]
| [[2016 Ronde van Drenthe (women's race)|DNF]]
| —
| —
| —
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=2| NH
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|Trofeo Alfredo Binda]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2013 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|DNF]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2014 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|'''2''']]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2015 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|'''1''']]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2016 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|'''1''']]
| [[2017 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|39]]
| —
| —
| [[2021 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|12]]
| —
| —
| [[2024 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Gent–Wevelgem]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=3|Race did not exist
! style="background:gold;"   | 1
| —
| —
| —
| [[2016 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)|17]]
| —
| —
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2020 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)|8]]
| [[2021 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)|17]]
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2012 Tour of Flanders for Women|34]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Tour of Flanders for Women|9]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2014 Tour of Flanders for Women|'''2''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2015 Tour of Flanders for Women|8]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2016 Tour of Flanders for Women|'''1''']]
| [[2017 Tour of Flanders for Women|17]]
| —
| —
| [[2020 Tour of Flanders for Women|DNF]]
| [[2021 Tour of Flanders for Women|18]]
| —
| —
| [[2024 Tour of Flanders for Women|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Paris–Roubaix Femmes|Paris–Roubaix]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=11|Race did not exist
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=2| NH
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2021 Paris–Roubaix Femmes|'''1''']]
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Amstel Gold Race (women's race)|Amstel Gold Race]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=8|Not held
| style="background:silver;" |[[2017 Amstel Gold Race (women's race)|'''2''']]
| —
| [[2019 Amstel Gold Race (women's race)|19]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|La Flèche Wallonne]]
| 22
| —
| 47
| —
| [[2013 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|12]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2014 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|'''2''']]
| [[2015 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|21]]
| [[2016 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|28]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2017 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|'''2''']]
| —
| [[2019 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|23]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2020 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|4]]
| —
| —
| [[2023 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|88]]
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=8|Race did not exist
| style="background:silver;" |[[2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes|'''2''']]
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes|7]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes|'''1''']]
| —
| —
| [[2023 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes|63]]
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[GP de Plouay – Bretagne|GP de Plouay]]
| 20
| 49
| 71
| —
| [[2013 GP de Plouay|24]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2014 GP de Plouay|8]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2015 GP de Plouay|'''1''']]
| 66
! style="background:gold;"   |'''1'''
| —
| —
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2020 GP de Plouay|'''1''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2021 GP de Plouay|7]]
| —
| —
| [[2024 Classic Lorient Agglomération|83]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Open de Suède Vårgårda]]
| —
| —
| [[2011 Open de Suède Vårgårda|14]]
| —
| [[2013 Open de Suède Vårgårda|DNF]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2014 Open de Suède Vårgårda|8]]
| [[2015 Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda|19]]
| [[2016 Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour|62]]
| [[2017 Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour|35]]
| —
| [[2019 Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden|46]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=2| Not held
| —
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=2| Not held
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | DNF
| [[Did not finish]]
|-
! scope="row" | IP
| In progress
|-
! scope="row" | NH
| Not held
|}

====Track====
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
;2005
: [[British National Track Championships|National Junior Championships]]
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] Points race
::2nd 500m time trial
::3rd Scratch 
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] Scratch, [[UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]]
;2006
: 2nd Scratch, [[British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
: [[British National Track Championships|National Junior Championships]]
::2nd Points race
::2nd Individual pursuit
::3rd Scratch
::3rd 500m time trial
;2007
: [[2007 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]]
::1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Scratch
::2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Points race
;2008
: [[2008 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]]
::1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Scratch
::1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Team pursuit
::2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Points race
: [[2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|UCI World Cup Classics]]
::1st Points race, [[Manchester]]
::1st Scratch, [[Manchester]]
::1st Team pursuit, [[Manchester]]
::1st Scratch, [[Melbourne]]
::1st Team pursuit, [[Melbourne]]
;2009
: [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]
::2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch|Scratch]]
::3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race|Points race]]
: [[2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|2008–09 UCI World Cup Classics]], [[Copenhagen]]
::1st Scratch
::1st Team pursuit
: [[2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|2009–10 UCI World Cup Classics]], [[Manchester]]
::1st Team pursuit
::1st Points race
;2010
: [[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
::2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]
::2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium|Omnium]]
;2011
: [[2011 British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] Points race
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] Scratch
;2015
: [[Revolution (cycling series)|Revolution Series]]
::1st Points race, Manchester
::1st Points race, Glasgow
::3rd Scratch, Glasgow
{{div col end}}

===Awards and honours===
In 2015, Deignan was nominated for the [[2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award]], following her world championship victory; she finished tenth, with approximately 22,000 of the 1.009 million votes cast.<ref>{{cite news|first=Charlie|last=Eccleshare|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sports-personality-of-the-year/12060735/BBC-Sports-Personality-of-the-Year-2015-live.html|title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015: Andy Murray wins SPOTY as Tyson Fury finishes fourth|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=|date=21 December 2015|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref>

In December 2022, Deignan was appointed as a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2023 New Year Honours]] for services to cycling.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63918|supp=y|page=N18|date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Dane|last=Cash|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lizzie-deignan-awarded-mbe-in-new-years-honours-list/|title=Lizzie Deignan awarded MBE in New Years' Honours List|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=31 December 2022|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/Lizzie_Deignan Lizzie Deignan] at [[British Cycling]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150122045543/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/28 archive])
* {{UCI|name=Elizabeth Deignan}}
* {{ProCyclingStats|name=Elizabeth Deignan}}
* {{Team GB|name=Elizabeth Deignan}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|name=Elizabeth Deignan}}
* [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/elizabeth-deignan_1912518 Elizabeth Deignan] at the [[Paris 2024 Summer Olympics]]
* {{Olympedia|name=Lizzie Armitstead-Deignan}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813051523/http://www.mtc-uk.com/talent/lizzie-armitstead |title=Lizzie Armitstead at MTC (management company) |date=dmy}}
* {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|cycling_road/1028208/l_armitstead|Lizzie Armitstead}}
* {{CGF|name=Elizabeth Armitstead}}

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