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Deignan is aiming to return to the form which led to her winning some of the sport’s biggest races after giving birth to daughter Orla in 2018 – including La Course by Tour de France and the inaugural Paris Roubaix Femmes in 2021.<\/p>\n
She is in the final year of her contract at Trek, who have started the season strongly with big victories for Deignan’s Italian team-mates Elisa Longo Borghini and Elisa Balsamo.<\/p>\n
But Deignan herself will want to win races again after having her second child Shea – something which will be seen as a huge achievement in a sport so physically demanding.<\/p>\n
“I’ve come back from two pregnancies, so I know the process of getting fit again. It’s about being patient. <\/p>\n
“I’ve never broken a bone in my life before, so I didn’t know what to expect. Luckily, my husband [ex-Team Sky rider Philip Deignan] has broken several. So he has been guiding me through it,” she added. <\/p>\n
And Deignan expects to be ready for the Women’s Tour of Britain, which returns following a hiatus last year because of funding issues.<\/p>\n