Lizzie Deignan will be hunting her third consecutive win Sunday at Trofeo Alfredo Binda without the help of teammate Megan Gaurnier, runner-up in Boels Dolmans’ one-two finish last year.
Guarnier, the 2016 Women’s WorldTour overall champion, has just three race days logged so far this season, but crashed in her first outing, the Omloop van het Hageland on February 26. She started Strade Bianche on March 5, but was still suffering the effects of the crash.
In Guarnier’s absence, Deignan will get her first opportunity to race with 2016 World Champion and new teammate Anna van der Breggen, who will be making her third start with her new team. Deignan said she was excited to see how Van der Breggen's presence on the squad will affect the racing.
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“I’m looking forward to racing for the first time with Anna,” said Deignan, the 2015 World Champion. “Perhaps our new combination will create a new tactic.”
Deignan took her second Trofeo Alfredo Binda title last year almost by accident after tactics played in her favour rather than designated team leader Guarnier. Deignan marked a dangerous move toward the end of the race and then soloed away for the win. Guarnier led the chase group home to complete the one-two.
With a 2017 roster that includes Deignan, van der Breggen, Chantal Blaak, Karol-Ann Canuel, Christine Majerus and Amy Pieters, Boels Dolmans may not be counting solely on Deignan to bring home a third win in as many years.
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