Great Britain's Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) will retire from professional cycling at the end of 2020.
In an interview with Cyclingnews, Deignan said that she returned from maternity leave with a strict two-year window to compete in her sport at the highest level. She is giving herself one final opportunity to secure a second world title in Yorkshire and to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
"That's been the plan," Deignan told Cyclingnews in a phone interview. "I'm open-minded to the fact that we are a year and a half out, and that will come around quickly. Perhaps I've prematurely set the date. But, yes, that is the plan. Of course, it's not 100 per cent, and things could change, but for the moment that's the plan."
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Deignan announced in March of 2017 that she was expecting her first baby. During her pregnancy, she decided to leave her long-time team Boels Dolmans, and several months later, accept a new contract with the newly launched Trek-Segafredo.
Deignan said that Trek-Segafredo agreed to a two-year term with full knowledge that she would have a primary focus on the 2019 UCI Road World Championships and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They are also aware that she intends to retire after the Olympics.
"I have a contract through the end of 2020," Deignan said.
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