has become something of a trailblazer for mothers in profess

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Deignan, the 2012 Olympic silver medallist and 2015 world road champion, has become something of a trailblazer for mothers in professional cycling. She showed what could be done following the birth of daughter Orla in 2018, claiming a second Women's Tour title the following year.

Deignan warned that it might take a little longer to get back into the cheap cycling jerseys swing of things following the birth of son Shea last September.“The pregnancy with Shea was much harder than with Orla,” she told Telegraph Sport a few weeks ago. “Because the bump was a lot bigger, I was pedalling like a clown for about 10 weeks. The inside of my quadricep just sort of disappeared because I was pedalling so differently. I lost a lot of muscle and I was riding quite high on the front end [of the saddle] for quite a long time.