Lizzie Deignan was once a last-minute addition to Lidl-Trek’s roster for the approaching Los angeles Vuelta Femenina after the scientific crew gave her the fairway gentle to compete within the eight-day race 4 weeks after maintaining a damaged arm in a crash on the Excursion of Flanders.
“I’m satisfied to have recovered in time for the Vuelta; I’m actually taking a look ahead to it and getting the primary degree race of my season below my belt. It was once clearly disappointing to crash out of Flanders, and I indisputably overlooked racing the remainder Classics,” Deignan mentioned.
“Then again, the entirety has long gone actually easily since, and my restoration has possibly been higher than we even anticipated, so it’s nice to be ready so as to resume racing already.”
Lidl-Trek showed to Cyclingnews final week that Deignan’s restoration was once going smartly and that she had began coaching indoors however that her participation at Los angeles Vuelta Femenina was once nonetheless unsure.
Then again, the crew introduced the roster on Thursday, which incorporated Deignan, Elisa Longo Borghini, Ellen van Dijk, Amanda Spratt, Elynor Backstedt, Brodie Chapman, and Gaia Realini.
Los angeles Vuelta Femenina shall be held from from April 28 to Might 5, and Deignan showed that she’s going to use the degree race to assist rebuild her shape and get ready for different goals later in the summertime.
“Relating to my expectancies for the race, it’ll at the start be to get throughout the 8 days safely and to be more potent on the finish than I’m firstly,” Deignan mentioned.
“To be at the starting point in a crew function is actually great and it’s an excellent chance to construct my shape because it method I will get quite a lot of paintings finished, and that’s what I would like.”
Lidl-Trek had a powerful early-season racing marketing campaign, which noticed Elisa Balsamo protected 4 wins with two levels at Setmana Valenciana, Trofeo Alfredo Binda, and Brugge-De Panne. Additionally, all the way through the Spring Classics, Elisa Longo Borghini took 3 wins, together with the Excursion of Flanders and Brabantse Pijl, whilst Van Dijk received levels at Vuelta Extremadura Féminas and Excursion de Normandie.
“General, we’ve a actually robust crew of ladies racing and I feel it’ll be an excellent chance for us to stay the momentum we constructed within the Spring Classics going and to get some extra effects,” Deignan mentioned.
