Lizzie Deignan ‘incredibly emotional’ as she hits the road for final race in Britain

Tour of Britain will mark end of era for the 36-year-oldCat Ferguson, 19, will make her debut in four-day raceAn emotional Lizzie Deignan will end her years racing on home roads with a farewell appearance in the four-day Tour of Britain, which begins in Dalby Forest. “I’m really pleased that the race starts in Yorkshire and finishes in Glasgow, because I’ve got amazing memories of my career there,” she said. “I’m really excited about it.”The 36-year-old retires at the end of this season and described herself as “incredibly emotional” over coming to the end of a career that included an Olympic silver medal at London 2012 and a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow in 2014, as well as victory in the first women’s Paris-Roubaix and the world road race title in 2015. Continue reading...

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