Lizzie Armitstead feels she is still capable of winning a third national road race title on Sunday despite crashing heavily at the Aviva Women’s Tour just 10 days ago.
The Boels Dolmans rider, who clinched the British champion’s jersey in 2011 and 2013, won the opening stage of the women’s Tour but crashed into photographers shortly after crossing the line, somehow escaping without serious injury.
Armitstead was back on the bike on Tuesday for a first proper training ride since the incident and, while the situation is far from ideal, she doesn’t feel she has lost the form that has seen her win the last three races she took part in.
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“I felt okay, the leg was a bit tired towards the end but way better than I expected to be, so all set for the nationals,” she told British Cycling.
"It's more mental. I think I'll miss the racing speed I would have gained from five days racing in the UK - it would have been fast, sprinty type – it would have been good for the nationals and difficult to replicate on your own in training.
“It's difficult to readjust and think, 'okay I've been on the sofa while everyone else has been racing’ but it's not been long enough to lose form anyway. It's gone better than I expected so I think the form is good enough to be able to win the race. It's just whether the race goes my way and I feel good on the day."
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